By night | Quiet is the night!

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by (Christian) Ferdinand Naumann (1819 - 1876)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Zur Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Still ist die Nacht!
Wolken zieh'n leicht und schnell,
Fernher nur tönt die Quell,
Sterne so klar und hell,
Schimmern in Pracht.

Leise nur rauscht der Hain, 
Träumend im Mondenschein,
Wiegt sich in Schlummer ein,
Flüstert gar sacht, 
Still ist die Nacht.

Still ist die Nacht!
Vögelein schlafen all. 
Nur noch die Nachtigall 
Singet mit süssem Schall, 
Flötet und wacht.

Aber mit Liebesmacht, 
Flammenhell angefacht, 
Hab' ich in stiller Nacht 
Deiner gedacht, 
Still ist die Nacht.

Text Authorship:

by (Christian) Ferdinand Naumann (1819 - 1876) [author's text not yet checked 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Zur Nacht", op. 512 (Drei Solo-Quartette für vier Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1878 [ ttbb quartet ], Wien: Spina; Hamburg: August Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "By night", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-02-28
Line count: 20
Word count: 76

By night

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Quiet is the night!
Clouds scud lightly and quickly,
From far away only the water-spring sounds,
Stars so clear and bright
Shimmer in splendour.

The grove soughs only softly,
Dreaming in the moonlight,
Rocks itself into slumber,
Whispers very gently,
Quiet is the night.

Quiet is the night!
The birdlets are all sleeping.
Only the nightingale still
Sings with sweet sound,
Flutes and keeps watch.

But with the might of love,
Ignited to bright flames,
In the quiet night
I thought of you,
Quiet is the night.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Christian) Ferdinand Naumann (1819 - 1876)
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-28
Line count: 20
Word count: 87