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Der [Dämmrung]1 Schein
[Durchblinkt]2 den Hain;
Hier, beim [Geräusch]3 des Wasserfalles,
Denk' ich nur dich, o du mein Alles!
Dein Zauberbild
Erscheint, so mild
Wie [Hesperus]4 im Abendgolde,
Dem fernen Freund, geliebte Holde!
Er sehnt wie hier
Sich stets nach dir;
Fest, wie den Stamm die [Eppichranke,]5
Umschlingt Dich liebend sein Gedanke.
Durchbebt dich auch
Im Abendhauch
Des Brudergeistes leises [Wehen]6
Mit Vorgefühl vom [Wiedersehen]7?
Er ists, der lind
Dir, süßes Kind,
Des Schleiers Silbernebel kräuselt,
Und in der Locken Fülle säuselt.
Oft hörst du ihn,
Wie Melodien
Der Wehmuth aus gedämpften Saiten,
In stiller Nacht vorübergleiten.
Auch fesselfrei
Wird er getreu,
Dir ganz und einzig hingegeben,
In allen Welten dich umschweben.
J. Lang sets stanzas 1-3
Confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich von Matthisson. Erster Theil. Tübingen, bei Cotta, 1811, pages 280-281, and with Gedichte von Friedrich von Matthisson, Fünfzehnte Auflage, Zürich: bei Orell, Füßli und Comp., 1851, pages 221-222.
1 Lang: "Dämmerung"2 Lang: "Durchblick [sic]"; Lang's early publications are riddled with errors.
3 Matthisson (Haas 1810 edition), and Schubert (but not adopted in the printed editions): "Gesträuch"
4 Lang: "Hesper"
5 Schubert: "Epheuranke"
6 Schubert, Zumsteeg: "Weh'n"
7 Schubert, Zumsteeg: "Wiederseh'n"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Geisternähe", written 1792-93, appears in In der Fremde (Schweiz und Frankreich) (1787-1794), first published 1799 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ludwig Abeille (1761 - 1838), "Geisternähe" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Elegien von F. v. Matthisson für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 7, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Immanuel Friedrich Knapp (1784 - 1817), "Geisternähe", published 1809, from Sechs Lieder von Goethe und Matthison, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Geisternähe", op. 76 (12 Lieder und Romanzen für 1 und 2 Singstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 7, KWV. 9112 no. 7 [ vocal duet for 2 tenors with piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Geisternähe", op. 6 (Vier deutsche Lieder) no. 4, published <<1838, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], note: first published in München (Munich) by F. A. Schäffer without an opus number; designated in 1867 as opus 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Geisternähe", D 100 (1814) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760 - 1802), "Geisternähe", published 1801, from Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft III, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La proximitat dels esperits", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Geestesnabijheid", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Near spirits", copyright ©
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) (Harald Krebs) , "Nearness in spirit", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Proximité des esprits", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Vicinanza spirituale", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 112
La luce del crepuscolo splende per il boschetto; qui, al rumore della cascata, io penso solo a te, mio Tutto! La tua meravigliosa immagine appare soave, come Espero nell'oro della sera, all'amico lontano, mia dolce amata! Egli vorrebbe starti vicino, stretto come il ramo dell'edera abbraccia il tronco, il suo pensiero ti avvince d'amore. Trema con te nel respiro della sera Il lieve alito dello spirito fraterno, col presagio di rivederti? E' quello, dolce bimba, che gentile Arriccia il velo della nebbia argentea e sussurra nei tuoi riccioli. Spesso lo senti, come una melodia Che porta malinconia da nebbiose corde nella notte tacita. E libero da catene ti sarà fedele, dandosi tutto unicamente a te, per tutti i mondi volerà intorno a te.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831), "Geisternähe", written 1792-93, appears in In der Fremde (Schweiz und Frankreich) (1787-1794), first published 1799
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-13
Line count: 28
Word count: 123