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Des Mondes [Silberblume]1 lacht, Und ruft mit seelenvollem Blick In unsre düstre Erdennacht Der Liebe Paradies zurück. Vom mächt'gen Arm des Schlafs besiegt, [Entschlummert Sorge, Noth]2 und Pein, Das Zarte nur und Schöne fliegt Entfesselt in den [Freudenreihn]3. Doch seht! die Fluren sind vertauscht, Das ist die alte Erde nicht, [Ein Feengarten,]4 duftumrauscht, Voll Nebelschmelz und Zauberlicht. [Der Busen athmet leicht und frei, Von roher Lebenslast befreit, Und]5 trinkt in stiller Schwärmerei Des Himmels volle Seligkeit. Doch mahnt das Lied der Nachtigall An seine Welt das weiche Herz. - In aller Wonne weckt [ihr]6 Schall Den tiefsten Schmerz - der Liebe Schmerz!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Franz von Schober. Stuttgart und Tübingen. J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag. 1842, page 42; and with Gedichte von Franz von Schober. Zweite, vermehrte Auflage. Leipzig Verlagsbuchhandlung von J. J. Weber. 1865, pages 53-54.
Note: Schubert received all poems from Schober in handwritten form. A (possibly later) autograph of this poem with the title Mondenschein is kept in the Vienna City Library.
1 Schubert: "Zauberblume"2 Schubert: "Erstarben Sorge, Schuld"
3 Schubert: "Geisterreih'n"
4 Schubert: "O seht, ein Silbergarten"
5 Schubert: "Den Geist vom ird'schen Drucke frei / Umwallt der Sehnsucht Ätherkleid, / Er"
6 Schubert: "der"
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882), "Vollmondnacht" [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), "Mondenschein", op. 102, D 875 (1826), published 1831, first performed 1828 [ vocal quintet with piano ], A. Diabelli & Co., VN 3181, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Clar de lluna", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Maneschijn", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael Berridge) , "Moonshine", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Clair de lune", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , "Chiaro di luna", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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La fleur magique de la lune rit Et avec son regard chaleureux appelle Dans notre sombre nuit terrestre Le retour du paradis de l'amour. Vaincus par le bras puissant du sommeil Souci, culpabilité et souffrance meurent, Seules, la tendresse et la beauté volent, Libérées, dans la danse des esprits. Mais, regardez, les prairies sont transformées, Ce n'est plus l'ancienne terre, Oh, regardez, un jardin d'argent, rempli de parfum, Plein de brume brillante et de lumière magique. L'esprit, libéré de la pression terrestre, Est enveloppé du manteau éthéré de la nostalgie, Il boit avec un enthousiasme serein Toute la béatitude du ciel. Mais le chant du rossignol rappelle Au cœur tendre son monde, Dans tout plaisir son cri réveille La douleur la plus profonde, la peine d'amour.
Text Authorship:
- 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Adolf Friedrich von Schober (1796 - 1882), "Vollmondnacht"
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-24
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Word count: 126