Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm

Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm;
Ich irrte klagend im Wald herum.
Ich hab die Bäum aus dem Schlaf gerüttelt;
Sie haben mitleidig die Köpfe geschüttelt.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 61

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm", published c2004, from Das Schwanenlied: sieben Lieder, no. 3.
by Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert (1868-1928) , "Die Mitternacht war kalt" [voice and orchestra]
by Max J. L. Gus , "Die Mitternacht", from Lieder, no. 9
by Lennart Hedwall (1932-) , "Die Mitternacht war kalt", from Acht Lieder, no. 3.
by Robert Hermann (1869-1912) , "Die Mitternacht", op. 1 (Lieder) no. 2.
by P. G. Kulikowskii , "Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm", op. 19 (Lieder) no. 1.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Um Mitternacht", op. 96 (Sängerfahrt : achtzehn Lieder), Heft 2 no. 11.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Um Mitternacht", from Zwei Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 2.
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , "Die Mitternacht war kalt: Duett", published 1993. [two sopranos a cappella]
by Franz Mohaupt (1854-1916) , "Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 1 no. 1.
by Apolinary Scheluta (1884-1966) , "Die Mitternacht", op. 12 (Buch der Lieder : von Heinrich Heine) no. 4, published 1909?
by H. Zwicky , "Traumbild", op. 6 (Vier Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2.

by Pablo Sorozábal (1887-) , "Hotz eta itxiltsu", published 1958 [voice and piano or orchestra], from Siete Lieder inspirados en poesías de Heine, no. 2, note: also set in Spanish

by Pablo Sorozábal (1887-) , "Noche fría y silensiosa", published 1958 [voice and piano or orchestra], from Siete Lieder inspirados en poesías de Heine, no. 2, note: also set in Basque

by Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov (1866-1920) , "Polnoch'", op. 32 (Melodeklamatsii) no. 2, published 1919.

FRE French (Charles Beltjens)

Date added to the website: 2008-01-28.

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