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by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875)
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Am Fenster
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ihr lieben Mauern, [sanft]1 und traut,
Die ihr mich kühl umschließt,
Und [silberglänzig]2 niederschaut,
[Wann]3 droben Vollmond ist:
Ihr saht mich einst so traurig da,
Mein Haupt auf schlaffer Hand, -
Als ich in mir allein mich sah,
Und [keiner]4 mich verstand.

Jetzt brach ein [ander]5 Licht heran:
Die Trauerzeit ist um:
Und manche ziehn mit mir die Bahn
Durch's Lebensheiligthum.
Sie raubt der Zufall ewig nie
Aus meinem treuen Sinn:
In tiefster Seele trag' ich sie, -
Da reicht kein Zufall hin.

Du Mauer wähnst mich trüb' wie einst
Das ist die stille Freud';
Wenn du vom Mondlicht wiederscheinst,
Wird mir die Brust so weit.
An jedem Fenster wähn' ich dann
Ein Freundeshaupt, gesenkt,
Das auch so schaut zum Himmel an,
[Und]6 auch so meiner denkt!

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Confirmed with Joh. Gabr. Seidl's Dichtungen. Zweiter Theil. Lieder der Nacht. [...] Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Wien. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger. 1826, pages 5-6; with Lieder der Nacht. Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Wien, 1851. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger's Witwe, pages 10-11; and with Joh. Gabr. Seidl's gesammelte Schriften. Mit einer Einleitung von Julius von der Traun. Herausgegeben von Hans Max. Erster Band. [...] Wien, 1877. Wilhelm Braumüller k.k. Hof- und Universitätsbuchhändler, page 25.

1 Schubert: "hold"; Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "still"
2 Schubert, and Seidl (1877 edition): "silberglänzend"
3 Schubert: "Wenn"
4 Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "niemand"
5 Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "andres"
6 Schubert: "Das"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Am Fenster", appears in Lieder der Nacht [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Am Fenster", op. 105 (Vier Lieder) no. 3, D 878 (1826), published 1828 [ voice, piano ], Josef Czerny, VN 329, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la finestra", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan het venster", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "At the window", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À la fenêtre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Alla finestra", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 131

Alla finestra
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Voi cari muri amici e familiari,
che mi circondate con la vostra frescura,
e mi osservate con argentei bagliori,
quando in alto è piena la luna!
Una volta mi avete visto triste,
con la testa fra le mani stanche,
quando guardavo in me stesso soltanto,
e nessuno mi stava accanto.
 
Ora è spuntata una nuova luce,
e il tempo della tristezza è passato,
e molti percorrono con me questa strada
attraverso il santuario della vita.
Il fato non li sottrarrà mai
al mio sentimento fedele,
li porto nel profondo del cuore
là il fato non ha alcun potere.
 
Voi muri mi pensate ancora triste,
ma la mia è una gioia tranquilla;
quando al chiaro di luna splendete,
allora il mio cuore si gonfia.
Immagino presso ogni finestra,
il cenno di un capo amico,
che poi guarda pure in cielo,
e anche di me si dà pensiero.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Am Fenster", appears in Lieder der Nacht
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This text was added to the website: 2009-02-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 146

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