O süßes Dunkel himmelweit
Language:
German
O süßes Dunkel himmelweit,
O Augenblick und Ewigkeit,
Du Nacht vor meinem Fenster!
Der Tag zerbrach, die Welt verblich,
Es blieben atmend du und ich
Und herzensnah das Kindlein.
O süsser Traum, der es umträumt,
Das Kind von meiner Lende.
Die Nacht hat ihm nichts fortgeräumt,
Von Blume und von Frucht umsäumt
Streckt es im Schlaf die Hände.
Wir sind umfriedet du und ich
Im Schlag der Pulse, Bogenstrich
Der Geige unsrer Herzen.
O süßes Dunkel himmelweit,
O Augenblick und Ewigkeit,
Du Nacht vor meinem Fenster!
Input by Sharon Krebs
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(Vally Weigl, née Pick)
(Lydia Perera)
Date added to the website: 2009-06-12.
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O blessed darkness heavenwide
Language:
English
O blessed darkness heavenwide,
O instant and eternal tide,
O night beyond my window!
The world grew pale, the day went by,
We stay in silence, you and I,
And near our hearts the dear one.1
O tender dream that fills the heart 2
Of our sleeping darling.
For him the night is but a bowl
To keep his fruits and flowers 3 whole.
His hands reach for his treasures.
Your pulse and mine in one have blent,4
Our hearts are but one instrument
To play the same sweet music. 5
O blessed darkness heavenwide,
O instant and eternal tide,
O night beyond my window!
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1 On the piano version, the words "dear one" have been changed to "baby".
2 "soul" on the piano version.
3 "his fruits, his flowers" on the piano version
4 "Your beating pulse and mine are blent" on the piano version
5 Changed in pencil to "Entwined as one in music" on string quartet version.
Input by Sharon Krebs
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Date added to the website: 2009-06-12.
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