Dans la nostalgie de mes nuits

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

In meiner Nächte Sehnen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

In meiner Nächte Sehnen,
So tief allein,
Mit tausend, tausend Tränen,
Gedenk' ich dein.

Ach, wer dein Antlitz schaute,
Wem dein Gemüt
Die schöne Glut vertraute,
Die es durchglüht,

Wem deine Küsse brannten,
Wem je vor Lust
All seine Sinne schwanden
An deiner Brust -

Wie rasteten in Frieden
Ihm Seel' und Leib,
Wenn er von dir geschieden,
Du göttlich Weib!

Text Authorship:

by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Frauenbilder und Huldigungen, in Vermischte Formen, first published 1853 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "In meiner Nächte Sehnen", op. 57 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 5 (<<1871), published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "En les meves nits de deler", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Met hunk’ring ’s nachts en wanen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In my nights of longing", copyright © 2016
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (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.
Line count: 16
Word count: 60

Dans la nostalgie de mes nuits

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Dans la nostalgie de mes nuits,
Si profondément seul,
Avec mille et mille larmes,
Je pense à toi.

Ah, celui que tes yeux regardaient,
À qui ton âme
Inspirait une belle passion
Qui l'embrasait,

Que tes baisers enflammaient
Qui un jour, de plaisir
A perdu la tête
Sur ta poitrine,

Comme son âme et son corps
Restèrent paisibles
Quand il s'est séparé de toi,
Toi, divine femme !

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), appears in Frauenbilder und Huldigungen, in Vermischte Formen, first published 1853
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 67