Mondnacht

Es war, als hätt' der Himmel,
Die Erde still geküßt,
Daß sie im Blütenschimmer
Von ihm [nun]1 träumen müßt.

Die Luft ging durch die Felder,
Die Ähren wogten sacht,
Es rauschten leis die Wälder,
So sternklar war die Nacht.

Und meine Seele spannte
Weit ihre Flügel aus,
Flog durch die stillen [Lande]2,
Als flöge sie nach Haus.

by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) , "Mondnacht", from Geistliche Gedichte

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

by A. von Biegeleben , "Mondnacht", published 1882 [medium voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 6.
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Mondnacht", WoO. 21 (1853).
by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) , "Mondnacht", op. 16 no. 4.
by Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda (1801-1866) , "Mondnacht", op. 7 (Lieder) no. 3.
by (Karl) Emil Kauffmann (1836-1909) , "Mondnacht", op. 3 (Vier Lieder) no. 3, published 1865 [soprano or tenor and piano], Stuttgart, Zumsteeg
by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863-1932) , "Mondnacht", published 1888 [four-part women's chorus and piano], Berlin, H. Schröders Nachf.
by Eduard Lassen (1830-1904) , "Mondnacht"
by Heinrich August Marschner (1795-1861) , "Mondnacht", op. 179 no. 2.
by Emanuel Moór (1863-1931) , "Mondnacht", op. 43 no. 1.
by Philipp Nabholz (1882-1952) , "Mondnacht", published 192-? [medium voice and piano], from Vier Lieder, no. 1.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Mondnacht", op. 39 no. 5, from Liederkreis, no. 5.
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Mondnacht", published 1887.

by Vasily Pavlovich Kalafati (1869-1942) , "Lunnaja noch'", op. 2 (Chetyre romansa) no. 4, published <<1895. [voice and piano]

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ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue)
FRE French (Pierre Mathé)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Jos. Van de Vijver)

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