Gute Nacht

Die Höh'n und Wälder schon steigen
Immer tiefer in's Abendgold;
Ein Vöglein fragt in den Zweigen
Ob es Liebchen grüssen sollt'?

O Vöglein, du hast dich betrogen,
Sie wohnet nicht mehr im Tal,
Schwing' auf dich zum Himmelsbogen,
Grüss' sie droben zum letztenmal.

by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) , "Gute Nacht", from Totenopfer

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

by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Gute Nacht", op. 5 (Zwölf Gesänge) no. 7, published 1846.
by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , "Gute Nacht", 1889-1890, from Sieben Lieder, no. 2.

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