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Verstohlen geht der Mond auf,
Blau, blau Blümelein!
Durch Silberwölkchen [geht]1 sein Lauf.
Rosen im Tal,
Mädel im Saal,
O schönste Rosa!
Er steigt die blaue Luft hindurch,
Blau, blau Blümelein!
Bis daß er scheint auf Löwenburg.
Rosen im Tal,
Mädel im Saal,
O schönste Rosa!
O schaue Mond durchs Fensterlein,
Blau, blau Blümelein!
Schön Trude, lock' mit deinem Schein!
Rosen im Tal,
Mädel im Saal,
O schönste Rosa!
Und siehst du mich und siehst du sie,
Blau, blau Blümelein!
Zwei treu're Herzen sahst du nie.
Rosen im Tal,
Mädel im Saal,
O schönste Rosa!
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Deutscher Liederhort. Auswahl der vorzüglicheren Deutschen Volkslieder nach Wort und Weise aus der Vorzeit und Gegenwart gesammelt und erläutert von Ludwig Erk, Zweiter Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1893, page 441. A note below the text indicates that this folk song from the mountains was collected by Prof. Baumstark and W. von Zuccalmaglio and first appeared in print in 1829 in their collection of folk songs, Bardale.
1 Brahms: "führt"Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Mondscheinlied", Bergisch Volkslied [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio (1803 - 1869)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Verstohlen geht der Mond auf", WoO. 33 no. 49, published [1894], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 49, Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Altes Volkslied", WoO. posth. 35 no. 9 (1863/4?) [ SATB chorus ], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ständchen", WoO. posth. 38 no. 20 (1859-62) [ ssaa chorus ], from 20 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Elise Breiderhoff, née Frey (1849 - 1940), "Verstohlen geht der Mond auf", published 1897 [ vocal trio for female voices, unaccompanied ], from Zehn deutsche Volkslieder für 3 weibliche Stimmen gesetzt (ohne Begleitung), no. 9, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Verstohlen geht der Mond auf", op. 22 no. 1, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Thüringer Wald-Blumen (I. Folge): Lieder im Volkston für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Joseph Maier (1821 - 1889), "Verstohlen ging der Mond auf", published 1850-4 [ SATB quartet ], from Deutsche Volkslieder, Heft III, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Mondscheinlied", op. 189 (Zwölf zweistimmige Lieder im Volkston mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1886 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Schlottmann (1826 - 1905), "Verstohlen geht der Mond auf", op. 50 (Fünf vierstimmige Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 2, published 1890 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Stöbe (1863 - 1935), "Ständchen", published 1890 [ men's chorus ], from Lieder für Männerchor, no. 1, Leipzig, Protze [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971), "Verstohlen geht der Mond auf", 2022, copyright © 2022 [ soprano, flute, clarinet, viola and violoncello ], from Mondspiel, no. 2, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 96
Furtive, la lune se lève,
Bleu, bleu, fleurette !
Sa course passe par les nuages argentés.
Roses dans le val,
Fille dans la salle,
Ô splendide Rosa !
Elle monte dans le ciel bleu,
Bleu, bleu, fleurette !
Jusqu'à éclairer le Löwenburg.
Roses dans le val,
Fille dans la salle,
Ô splendide Rosa !
Ô lune, regarde par la fenêtre,
Bleu, bleu, fleurette !
Attire la belle Trude par ta clarté.
Roses dans le val,
Fille dans la salle,
Ô splendide Rosa !
Et si tu la vois, et si tu me vois,
Bleu, bleu, fleurette !
Tu ne verras jamais deux cœurs plus fidèles.
Roses dans le val,
Fille dans la salle,
Ô splendide Rosa !
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Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Mondscheinlied", Bergisch Volkslied and misattributed to Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio (1803 - 1869)
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 109