I thought in the night | I thought in the night

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich gedachte in der Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Chosen for Diff

Ich gedachte in der Nacht,
Daß ich den Mond sähe im Schlaf,
Als ich aber erwachte,
Ging unvermutet die Sonne auf.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh [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 Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961), "Aus dem Divan", 2020, first performed 2021 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Sibylle Mertens-Schaaffhausen (1797 - 1857), "Ich gedachte in der Nacht", 1834 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I thought in the night", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 21

I thought in the night

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Chosen for Diff

I thought in the night
That I saw the moon in my sleep,
But when I awoke,
To my surprise the sun was rising.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 8. Buch Suleika -- Suleika Nameh
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 24