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Nachts, wann gute Geister schweifen, Schlaf dir von der Stirne streifen, Mondenlicht und Sternenflimmern Dich mit ewigem All umschimmern, Scheinst du dir entkörpert schon, Wagest dich an Gottes Thron.
Authorship
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An Gottes Thron", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 8. Zahme Xenien [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "An Gottes Thron", 2010 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Vier kleine Lieder , no. 4 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al tron de Déu", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Before God's throne", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 29
Night, when goodly spirits roam, As the brow is brushed by sleep, Moonlight and flickering stars Shimmer over you with the infinite, And seeming almost incorporeal, You dare to come before God's throne.
Authorship
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Before God's throne", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "An Gottes Thron", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 8. Zahme Xenien
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 33