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by Christoph Joseph Matzerath (1815 - 1876)

Gute Nacht!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Gute Nacht! 
Schläfrig senkt die Lilie hier 
Ihre Krone, und kein Blättchen 
Reget sich im stillen Land. 
Nur vor deiner Hütte wacht 
Noch der Freund, und neben ihm 
Wacht die Nachtigall, die süße 
Melodieenbrust der Nacht. 
Aber wie die Blume hier, 
Müdes Liebchen, schlummerst Du, 
Wie die Blume hörst Du nicht, 
Was der Sehnsucht treue Stimme 
Flüsternd in das Dunkel spricht: 
Liebchen, Liebchen, gute Nacht!  

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rheinisches Jahrbuch für Kunst und Poesie, zweiter Jahrgang, ed. by Freiligrath, Matzerath and Simrock, Köln am Rhein: M. DuMont-Schauberg, 1841, page 359.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christoph Joseph Matzerath (1815 - 1876), no title [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 Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Gute Nacht", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 3 (1842) [ vocal quartet for male voices ], text author given as "Mazerath"  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-10-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 65

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