by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Ich gedachte in der Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
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Ich gedachte in der Nacht, Daß ich den Mond sähe im Schlaf, Als ich aber erwachte, Ging unvermutet die Sonne auf.
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961), "Aus dem Divan", 2020, first performed 2021 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sibylle Mertens-Schaaffhausen (1797 - 1857), "Ich gedachte in der Nacht", 1834 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I thought in the night", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 21