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[Um]1 Mitternacht in ernster Stunde, Tönt oft ein wundersamer Klang: 'S ist wie aus liebem Muttermunde Ein freundlich tröstender Gesang. In süßen, unbelauschten Thränen Löst er des Herzens bange Pein, Und alles unmuthvolle Sehnen Und allen Kummer wiegt er ein. Als käm' der Mai des Lebens wieder, Regt sich's im Herzen wunderbar: Da quillen Töne, keimen Lieder, Da wird die Seele jung und klar. So tönt das stille Läuten Doch ich versteh' die Weise nie, Und nur mitunter möcht' ich's deuten Als wär's der Kindheit Melodie.
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Authorship
- by Robert Eduard Prutz (1816 - 1872), "Um Mitternacht" [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 Francesco Berger (1834 - 1933), "Um Mitternacht", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Joseph) Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896), "Um Mitternacht" [ four-part men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Um Mitternacht im ernster Stunde", op. 8 no. 7, published << 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 7, Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen'sche Buch- und Musikalien Handlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Ernst Arnold Werner Nolopp (1835 - 1903), "Zur Mitternacht", op. 32, published 1886 [ four-part men's chorus ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Vlg. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Um Mitternacht", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 3, published 1860 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Triest (1808 - 1885), "Um Mitternacht", op. 30 (Sechs Gesänge für drei Frauenstimmen Solo oder Chor mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1874 [ vocal trio for female voices (or three-part women's chorus) with piano ], Berlin, E. Challier [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Arkell) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jacques Jobard) , "À minuit", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 86
À minuit, en cette heure grave, S'élève souvent un son merveilleux, Comme si sortait de la bouche d'une mère Un chant aimable et consolant. Dans des larmes douces et secrètes Il dissout la souffrance et l'inquiétude du cœur, Et endort en les berçant toute nostalgie morose Et tout chagrin. Comme si le printemps de la vie revenait, Le cœur s'agite merveilleusement. Des notes jaillissent, des chants germent, L'âme redevient jeune et limpide. C'est ce que m'évoque cette musique apaisante, Mais je n'en comprends pas l'essence. Et ce n'est que parfois que je puis l'interpréter Comme étant la mélodie de l'enfance.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Jacques Jobard, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Eduard Prutz (1816 - 1872), "Um Mitternacht"
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 100