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Bertas Lied in der Nacht
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Nacht umhüllt
Mit wehendem Flügel
Thäler und Hügel,
Ladend zur Ruh.

Und dem Schlummer,
Dem lieblichen Kinde,
Leise und linde
Flüstert sie zu:

"Weißt du ein Auge,
Wachend im Kummer,
Lieblicher Schlummer,
Drücke mir's zu."

Fühlst du sein Nahen?
Ahnest du Ruh?
Alles deckt Schlummer,
Schlummre, so schlummre auch du.

Note: The poem was initially destined for Grillparzer's drama Die Ahnfrau.

Notes for Schubert's song
In the repetition within the first stanza, line 3 becomes "umhüllet die Täler und Hügel".
In the repetition of the final stanza, line 3 becomes "Alles deckt der Schlummer".

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Bertas Lied in der Nacht", D 653 (1819), published c1842 [ voice, piano ], A.Diabelli & Co., VN 7418, Wien (Nachlaß-Lieferung 40)

Text Authorship:

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 48