Night song | My tired eyes

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Nachtlied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Die müden Augen
Sie tragen's kaum!
Der Tag ist zergangen,
Nun kommt der Traum.

Da kommt dein Bildnis
Und spricht zu mir:
"Ich lass' auch im Traume
Nicht los von dir!"

"Ich leg' mich nieder
An deiner Seit',
Du bist mein eigen
Für alle Zeit!"

Der Nachtwind rauschet,
Ich lösch' das Licht --
Ich möchte schlafen
Und kann es nicht.

Du bist mein Leben,
Du bist mein Tod --
Vom Abendrothe
Ins Morgenroth.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Nachtlied", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 4. Nachtgesänge, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., pp. 40-41, first published 1882 [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 Anna von Kühlmann-Redwitz (1852 - 1924), "Nachtlied", op. 6 (Neun Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Nachtlied", op. 7 no. 1, published 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Aus stillen Stunden : Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavierbegleitung, no. 1, München: Dr. Heinrich Lewy ; Schott [sung text not yet checked]
by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Nachtlied", op. 7 no. 3, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], from Von Lieb' und Leid, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Nachtlied", op. 5 (Acht Lieder) no. 7 (1899/1902) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Night song", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 71

Night song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

My tired eyes
Can scarcely bear it!
The day has disintegrated,
Now comes the dreaming.

Then comes your image
And says to me:
"I shall not let go of you
Even in your dreams!

I shall lie down
At your side,
You belong to me
For all time!"

The night wind soughs,
I extinguish the light --
I would like to sleep
And cannot do so.

You are my life,
You are my death --
From the red of sunset
To the red of dawn.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Nachtlied", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 4. Nachtgesänge, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., pp. 40-41, first published 1882
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-28
Line count: 20
Word count: 83