Nachtgang
Language:
German
Wir gingen durch die [stille, milde]1 Nacht,
Dein Arm in meinem,
Dein Auge in meinem.
Der Mond goß silbernes Licht
Über dein Angesicht,
Wie auf Goldgrund ruhte dein schönes Haupt.
Und du erschienst mir wie eine Heilige,
Mild, mild und groß und [seelenübervoll]2,
[Heilig]3 und rein wie die liebe Sonne.
Und in die Augen
Schwoll mir ein warmer Drang,
Wie Tränenahnung.
Fester faßt' ich dich
Und küßte --
Küßte dich ganz leise --
Meine Seele weinte.
Translation(s):
ENG
ITA
FRE
R. Strauss sets lines 1-7
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1 Berg: "dunkle, milde" ; Reger: "stille"
2 Reger: "wonneübervoll"
3 Berg: "Gütig"
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
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by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835-1915)
, "Nachtgesang", op. 108 (Sechs Lieder von Otto Julius Bierbaum für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 6, published 1903 [voice and piano], Wien, Rudolf C. Lindner & Rörich; under the pseudonym Heinrich Molbe ![[setting text needs to be verified]](/images/ball.red.gif)
by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885-1935)
, "Nachtgesang", 1904-5 [voice and piano], from the collection Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 26. ![[setting text verified]](/images/ball.green.gif)
by Max Reger (1873-1916)
, "Nachtgang", op. 51 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 7 (1900). ![[setting text verified]](/images/ball.green.gif)
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949)
, "Nachtgang", op. 29 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Otto Julius Bierbaum) no. 3 (1895), published 1895, lines 1-7 [voice and piano], München, Aibl. ![[setting text verified]](/images/ball.green.gif)
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
ENG
English
(Emily Ezust)
, "Night stroll", copyright ©
ITA
Italian
(Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
, "Passeggiata notturna", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE
French
(Pierre Mathé)
, "Sortie nocturne", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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