Wanderers Nachtlied

Der du von [dem Himmel]1 bist,
[Alles Leid]2 und Schmerzen [stillest,]3
Den, der doppelt elend ist,
Doppelt mit [Erquickung füllest,]4
Ach! ich bin des Treibens müde!
[Was soll all der Schmerz und Lust?]5
Süßer Friede,
Komm, ach komm in meine Brust!

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1776

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

by Conrad (Eduard Reinhold) Ansorge (1862-1930) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 19 no. 2.
by Bettina von Arnim, née Brentano (1785-1859) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1842?
by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847-1907) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 4 (Syv Sange af J. Goethe, H. Heine, E. Geibel) no. 6 (1875), published 1875. [voice and piano]
by Ernst Bacon (1898-1990) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", published 1928.
by Conrad Baden (1908-1989) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", op. 2 (Eleven Songs for Soprano and Piano) no. 2 (1930-5).
by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820-1867) , "Nachtlied", 1851. [mixed chorus]
by Alfred Julius Becher (1803-1848) , "Wanderers Nachtlied"
by Hermann Behn (1857?9-1927) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 1, Heft 2 no. 6 (189-?)
by Willy Burkhard (1900-1955) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", 1921/2, from Erste Lieder, no. 5.
by Karl Collan (1828-1871) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", 1855. [voice and piano]
by Friedrich, Freiherr von Dalberg (1760-1812) , "An den Frieden", c1789/90. [duet]
by Moritz, Graf von Dietrichstein (1775-1864) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", c1813/4.
by Carl Gottlieb Erfurt (1807-1856) , "Um Frieden", c1829.
by Richard Faltin (1835-1918) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", 1859. [voice and piano]
by Hans Fleischer (1896-1981) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", op. 75 (6 Lieder für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier) no. 3. [medium voice and piano]
by Carl Theodor Flodin (1858-1925) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", 1899. [voice and piano]
by Harald Genzmer (1909-2007) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", from Sechs Lieder nach angelsächsischen Dichtern, no. 8.
by Walter von Goethe (1817-1885) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", published <<1841.
by Hermann (Gustav) Goetz (1840-1876) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6 (1862-3), published 1879. [voice and piano]
by Lene Grenager (1969-) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1999.
by Cor (Cornelius Wilhelm) de Groot (1914-) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", published 194-?, from 7 Goethe Lieder, no. 1.
by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843-1900) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 89 no. 3, from Vier geistliche Gesänge, no. 3.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809-1888) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 13 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 2, published 1834.
by Arnas Järnefelt (1869-1958) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", 1898. [chorus]
by Hugo Kauder (1888-1972) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1932.
by Philipp Christoph Kayser (1755-1823) , "Um Friede", 1777, published 1780. [voice and piano]
by Wilhelm Kempff (1895-1991) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1947.
by Theodor Fürchtegott Kirchner (1823-1903) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 69 (Vier Gedichte von Goethe) no. 3, published 1882. [men's chorus]
by Bernhard (Joseph) Klein (1793-1832) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 15 (Neun Lieder von Goethe) no. 3, published 1827/32. [voice and piano]
by Bernhard (Joseph) Klein (1793-1832) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 41 (Vier Gedichte von Goethe) no. 1, published 1832. [voice and piano]
by Joseph Klein (1802-1862) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", published 1834 [alto and piano], from Sechs Gesaenge, no. 2.
by Lenhuk , "Wanderers Nachtlied", published <<1815 [voice and piano], from Zwölf Gedichte von Goethe und Schiller, no. 3.
by Leopold Lenz (1803-1862) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", op. 5 (Sieben Gesänge) no. 7. [bass and piano]
by Franz (Ferencz) Liszt (1811-1886) , "Der du von dem Himmel bist", S. 279 (1842), published 1843, rev. 1856, rev. 1860.
by Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe (1796-1869) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 9, Heft 1 no. 3b (1828).
by Joseph Marx (1882-1964) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1906.
by Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (1880-1951) , "Wanderers Nachtlied I", op. 15 no. 1 (1908), from 12 Goethe-Lieder, no. 1.
by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855-1933) , "Wanderers Nachtlied"
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1825.
by Ernst Hermann Meyer (1905-1988) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1927.
by Charles Mikuli (1819-1897) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 27 (Sieben Lieder) no. 4.
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841-1890) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 34 no. 2.
by Ernst Pepping (1901-1981) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1946, published 1949 [voice and piano], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 33.
by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869-1949) , "Wanderers Nachtlied II", op. 40 no. 5 (1931).
by Ferdinand Pfohl (1862-1949) , "Süßer Friede"
by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822-1882) , "Wandrers Nachtlied"
by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", published 1794.
by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839-1901) , "Wandrers Nachtlied"
by Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739-1796) , "Lied", <<1781.
by Mary Elizabeth Turner Salter (1856-1938) , "Wandrers Nachtlied"
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Wanderers Nachtlied I", D. 224 (1815).
by Eduard Steuermann (1892-1964) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1931, from Drei Lieder.
by Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek (1774-1850) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", op. 58 no. 4 (1815).
by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", op. 1 (Sieben Gesänge) no. 5 (1903-4), published 1912. [baritone and piano]
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1887, published 1888 [voice and piano], from Sechs Gedichte von Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe and Kerner, no. 5.
by Philip Wolfrum (1854-1919) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 16 no. 5 (1885?)
by Erich Zeisl (1905-1959) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1931 [baritone and piano], unpublished
by Karl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1807.
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 27 no. 12 (1937?8).
by Winfried (Petrus Ignatius) Zillig (1905-1963) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", 1941, from Zehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Goethe, no. ?

by Joseph Kaufer (1909-) , "Thou that from the heavens art", published 1951 [voice and piano], from The Man with the Hoe and other songs
by William Henry Reed (1876-1942) , "Wanderer's Night Song I", published 1902. [partsong or chorus: SATB a cappella]

by Julius Chaloff , "Wanderer's night-song", published 1919. [voice and piano] [see full setting text]

ENG English (Emily Ezust)
ITA Italian (Vittorio Fellegara)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)
FRL Friulian (Ermes Culos)

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Thou that from the heavens art

Thou that from the heavens art,
Every pain and sorrow stillest,
And the doubly wretched heart
Doubly with refreshment fillest,
I am weary with contending!
Why this rapture and unrest?
Peace descending
Come ah, come into my breast!

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) , from The Poets and Poetry of Europe, in Wanderer's night-song, no. 1

a text in German by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) , "Wanderers Nachtlied", 1776 DUT FRL ITA FRE

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

by Joseph Kaufer (1909-) , "Thou that from the heavens art", published 1951 [voice and piano], from The Man with the Hoe and other songs
by William Henry Reed (1876-1942) , "Wanderer's Night Song I", published 1902. [partsong or chorus: SATB a cappella]

by Julius Chaloff , "Wanderer's night-song", published 1919. [voice and piano] [see full setting text]

Date added to the website: 2008-05-04.