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Nicht Mond noch Stern, die Nacht steht stumm In schwerem Schwarze da. Ein stilles Glück geht lautlos um, Ist jedem Herzen nah. In jedem Herzen süß und sacht Die heilige Stille blüht: Das ist die tiefe Weihenacht, In der der Glaube glüht.
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Authorship:
- by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Dunkle, schöne Nacht", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder, first published 1901 [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 Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Dunkle schöne Nacht", op. 107 (Sechs Lieder von Otto Julius Bierbaum für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 2, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rudolf C. Lindner & Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Dunkle, schöne Nacht", op. 70 (Sieben Lieder nach Gedichten von O. J. Bierbaum) no. 3, published 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Haas (1879 - 1960), "Dunkle, schöne Nacht", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 3 (1904) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegmund von Hausegger (1872 - 1948), "Weihenacht", 1899 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Möskes , "Dunkle schöne Nacht", op. 14 no. 1, published 1906-1913 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sombre belle nuit", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
Ni lune, ni étoile, la lune est là silencieuse Dans un noir profond. Un calme bonheur nous entoure en silence, Proche de chaque cœur. Dans chaque cœur, peu à peu, doucement, S'épanouit un calme sacré : C'est la profonde nuit bénie Dans laquelle s'embrase la foi.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Dunkle, schöne Nacht", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Lieder, first published 1901
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 46