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Die Nacht ist heiter und ist rein, Im allerhellsten Glanz: Die Häuser schaun verwundert drein, Stehn übersilbert ganz. In mir ist's hell so wunderbar, So voll und übervoll, Und [waltet drinnen]1 frei und klar, Ganz ohne Leid und Groll. Ich faß' in meinem Herzenshaus Nicht all das reiche Licht: Es will hinaus, es muß hinaus, [Ich halt' es länger nicht]2!
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, page 35; with Lieder der Nacht. Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Wien, 1851. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger's Witwe, page 42; 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, pages 38-39.
1 Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "innen waltet's"2 Schubert, and Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "Die letzte Schranke bricht"
Authorship
- by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Nachthelle", 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), "Nachthelle", op. posth. 134, D 892 (1826), published 1839, first performed 1827 [ tenor and vocal quartet of male voices with piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 6265, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Claror de la nit", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heldere nacht", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Bright night", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nuit brillante", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , "Chiarore della notte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Thierry Morice , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 60
La nuit est calme et pure, Dans un éclat des plus brillants, Les maisons regardent avec étonnement, Se tenant toutes couvertes d'argent. En moi cela brille aussi merveilleusement, Si plein et archicomble, Et liberté et clarté y règnent dedans, Totalement sans chagrin ni amertume. Je ne peux pas contenir dans mon cœur Toute cette riche lumière, Elle veut sortir, elle doit sortir, La dernière barrière casse.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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), "Nachthelle", appears in Lieder der Nacht
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-13
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Word count: 66