by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Die Höh'n und Wälder schon steigen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Höh'n und Wälder [schon]1 steigen Immer tiefer in's Abendgold; Ein Vöglein [frägt]2 in den Zweigen Ob es Liebchen grüssen sollt'? O Vöglein, du hast dich betrogen, Sie wohnet nicht mehr im Tal, Schwing' [auf dich]3 zum Himmelsbogen, Grüss' sie droben zum letztenmal.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 omitted by Zemlinsky.
2 Franz: "fragt" (typo?)
3 Randhartinger: "dich auf"
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Gute Nacht", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Totenopfer [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 Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Die Höh'n und Wälder", op. 232 (5 Gesänge für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 1, published 1863 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Gute Nacht", op. 80 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofbauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johann Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Gute Nacht " [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 10, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Böie (1822 - 1900), "Gute Nacht", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oskar Bolck (1837 - 1888), "Gute Nacht", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Katzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Debois , "Gute Nacht", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung , no. 3, Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Gute Nacht", op. 62 (6 Lieder) no. 4, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text not yet checked]
- by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850 - 1900), "Die Höh'n und Berge", H. 145 (1871) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Gute Nacht", op. 45 (Sechs Lieder für Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Cassel, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Gute Nacht", op. 5 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 7, published 1846 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albin Fries (b. 1955), "Gute Nacht", op. 37 no. 7 (2013) [ voice and piano ], from 8 Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by E. Fromm , "Gute Nacht", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1877 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Hering , "Gute Nacht", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1879 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, (Friedrich) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Martens , "Gute Nacht", op. 24 no. 10, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Album. 20 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Religiöse Lieder, no. 10, Berlin, Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Metzdorff (1844 - 1919), "Gut' Nacht", op. 27 no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], in Die musikalische Welt, Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Gute Nacht" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Reichenberger (1873 - 1938), "Gute Nacht", op. 2 (5 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], München : Jos. Aibl Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edwin Schultz (1827 - 1907), "Gut' Nacht", op. 27 (Drei Männer-Quartette) no. 2, published 1864 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Berlin, Mendel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Stritzko (1861 - 1908), "Gute Nacht ", op. 1 (4 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Die Höh'n und Wälder schon steigen", op. 15 (Sechs Gesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1882 [ SATB chorus ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942), "Gute Nacht", 1889-1890, from Sieben Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Bona nit", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bonne nuit", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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