Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget

Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget
Durch den dunkeln Wolkenflor,
Also taucht aus dunkeln Zeiten
Mir ein lichtes Bild hervor.

Saßen all auf dem Verdecke,
Fuhren stolz hinab den Rhein,
Und die sommergrünen Ufer
Glühn im Abendsonnenschein.

Sinnend saß ich zu den Füßen
Einer Dame, schön und hold;
In ihr liebes bleiches Antlitz
Spielt' das rote Sonnengold.

Lauten klangen, Buben sangen,
Wunderbare Fröhlichkeit!
Und der Himmel wurde blauer,
Und die Seele wurde weit.

Märchenhaft vorüberzogen
Berg und Burgen, Wald und Au; -
Und das alles sah ich glänzen
In dem Aug der schönen Frau.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 40, published 1823-4

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) , "Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget", originally intended for op. 96 - lost or destroyed according to McCorkle's "Johannes Brahms: Thematisch-bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis", 1984
by Carl Debrois van Bruyck (1828-1902) , "Rheinfahrt", op. 15 (Drei Gesänge) no. 1. [mezzo-soprano and piano]
by Hans Dütschke (1848-1928) , "Die Rheinfahrt", op. 3 (Lieder) no. 5.
by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850-1900) , "Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget", H. 227 no. 4 (1876), from Neue Lieder, no. 4, note: also set in Czech
by Christian Friedrich Grimmer (1798-1850) , "Die Rheinfahrt", op. 5 (Acht Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 8, published 1831. [voice and piano]
by Edward Hartenfels , "Die Rheinfahrt" [voice and piano or guitar], from Zwölf Lieder von Goethe, Herder, Uhland, Chamisso, Heine, Brentano etc., no. 10.
by Friedrich Hinrichs (1820-1892) , "Die Rheinfahrt", op. 4 (Sechs Gedichte von Heinrich Heine) no. 2. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by C. E. (Charles Edward) Horn (1786-1849) , "Die Rheinfahrt", from Lieder, no. 2
by Jindrich z Albestu Kaan (1852-1926) , "Lied von Heine" [voice and harmonium]
by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927-) , "Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget", 1994-5, published c1998 [tenor and piano], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung IV
by Friedrich August Naubert (1839-1897) , "Die Rheinfahrt", op. 22 (Lieder) no. 8.
by Elimar, Herzog von Oldenburg , "Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget", from Kompositionen, no. 7.
by Ludwig Rottenberg (1864-1932) , "Wie der Mond sich leuchtend", published 1914, from Zwölf Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 3.
by C. von Sidorovich , "Die Rheinfahrt", from Fünf Lieder von Heine, no. 4.
by Korstiaan Stougie (1908-1988) , "Wie der Mond", op. 1 no. 109 (1948), published 1972, from Elf Heine-liederen, no. 7.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Die Rheinfahrt", published 1851, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 40.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Wie der Mond sich leuchtend dränget", op. 27.
by Gotthard Wöhler , "Die Rheinfahrt", op. 10 (Vier Romanzen von Eichendorff und Heine) no. 4.

by Zdenko Antonín Václav Fibich (1850-1900) , "Jak by luny úsvit", H. 227 no. 4 (1876), from Neue Lieder, no. 4, note: also set in German

ENG English (Emma Lazarus)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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As the moon with splendor pierces

As the moon with splendor pierces
   Through the dark cloud-veil of night,
From my darksome Past emerges
   Once again a dream of light.

All upon the deck were seated,
   Proudly smiling down the Rhine.
Green with June the shores were glowing
   In the evening's sunset-shine.

At the feet of a fair lady
   Sat I, full of thoughts untold,
O'er her pale and lovely features
   Played the sunlight's ruddy gold.

Lutes were ringing, boys were singing,
   Wondrous joy on stream and shore,
Blue and bluer grew the heavens,
   And the spirit seemd to sour.

Hill and city, wood and meadow,
   Glided past in fairy-wise,
And I saw the whole scene mirrored
   In the lovely lady's eyes.

by Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) , from Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, published 1881

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 40, published 1823-4 FRE

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

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Date added to the website: 2008-05-02.