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by Ignaz Hub (1810 - 1880)

In stiller Nacht die Sultanin wacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  In stiller Nacht die Sultanin wacht, 
Die Odalisken träumen. 
Sie faßt der Sehnsucht glühende Macht:
Wo mag der Geliebte säumen? 
Es flüstern die Sykomoren: 
  Verloren! verloren!

  Voll süßer Narden schwimmt die Luft, 
Die Blumen kosen und küssen. 
Die Liebe lockt, die Liebe ruft, 
Sie kann ihn nicht grüßen und küssen.
[Es flüstern die Sykomoren: 
  Verloren! verloren!]1

  Die Liebe singt, die Liebe [klingt
Im Flammenwirbeln der]2 Sterne.
Ihr Busen woget, [ihr Herz es]3 springt...
Ersehnter, wo hält dich die Ferne?
Es flüstern die Sykomoren: 
  Verloren! verloren!

  Was rauschet, horch! was hallt [für Ton]4?
Was krächzen die Meeres-Raben?
An einer [Ceder am]5 Libanon
Dort liegt [der Geliebte]6 begraben!
Es flüstern die Sykomoren!
  Verloren! verloren!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Schmezer 

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Confirmed with Humoristische Blätter, herausgegeben von Theodor von Kobbe, Erster Jahrgang No. 28 (Donnerstag, 11. October 1838), pages 222-223.

1 omitted by Schmezer
2 Schmezer: "klingt, / In Flammen wirbeln die"
3 Schmezer: "das Herz ihr springt"
4 Schmezer: "für ein Ton"
5 Schmezer: "Zeder des"
6 Schmezer: "dein Geliebter"

Text Authorship:

  • by Ignaz Hub (1810 - 1880), no title, appears in Türkische Klänge , no. 6, first published 1838 [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 August Lindner (1820 - 1878), "Türkische Klänge", op. 6 (6 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1848 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Hannover, Bachmann  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Elise Schmezer (1810 - 1856), "Die Sultanin", op. 5 (Lieder, Romanzen und Balladen für Tenor, Zweites Heft der Gesänge) no. 2, published c1850 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 119

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