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.

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¹ Brahms, Schumann: "nur"
² Brahms: "Räume"

Authorship

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 Franz Bendel (1833-1874) , "Mondnacht", op. 100 (Acht Lieder) no. 7, published 1877 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Forberg
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 Bertha von Brukenthal (1846-1908) , "Mondnacht", op. 15 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1875 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Dietz (1833-1897) , "Mondnacht", op. 52 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1879 [voice and piano], Zürich, Fries
by Carl Graff , "Mondnacht", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [voice and piano], Kassel, Voigt
by Leo Grill (1846-1919?) , "Mondnacht", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 6, published 1874 [SATB chorus], Leipzig, Kistner
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 Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822-1882) , "Gedicht" [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder fü 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Berlin, Barth
by Friedrich Kiel (1821-1885) , "Mondnacht", op. 31, Heft 1 no. 5, published 1874 [voice and piano], from Liederkreis. Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin : Bote & Bock
by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927-) , "Mondnacht", 1991, first performed 1992 [high voice or medium voice and piano], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 3, Mainz, Schott
by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840-1907) , "Mondnacht", op. 98 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Mittelstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1884 [medium voice and piano], Leipzig, Kistner
by Felix Landau , "Mondnacht", published 1890 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Leichssenring
by Eduard Lassen (1830-1904) , "Mondnacht", published 1859. [voice and piano]
by Heinrich August Marschner (1795-1861) , "Mondnacht", op. 179 no. 2.
by Emanuel Moór (1863-1931) , "Mondnacht", op. 43 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [voice and piano], Budapest, Rózsavölgyi & Co.
by Philipp Nabholz (1882-1952) , "Mondnacht", published 192-? [medium voice and piano], from Vier Lieder, no. 1.
by W. Rose , "Mondnacht", published 1866 [soprano or tenor and piano], from 6 Lieder, no. 4.
by Carl Schiller , "Mondnacht", op. 15, published 1884 [four-part men's chorus], Koburg, Schiller
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Mondnacht", op. 39 no. 5, from Liederkreis von Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, no. 5.
by Arthur Smolian (1856-1911) , "Mondnacht", published 1886 [men's chorus], from Drei Männerchöre, no. 1, Chemnitz, Plötner & Wagner
by Wilhelm Sturm (1842-1922) , "Es war als hätt' der Himmel", op. 16 (Vier Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1876 [vocal quartet for male voices], Leipzig, Kistner
by Heinrich Ferdinand Thieriot (1838-1919) , "Mondnacht", op. 11 (3 Lieder) no. 3. [voice, piano, and violoncello]
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Mondnacht", published 1887.
by J. Wolfensperger , "Mondnacht", op. 17 (Acht Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1879 [mixed chorus], Zürich, Fries
by A. Zellner , "Mondnacht", published 1878 [voice and piano], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Schlesinger

by Philippe Hersant (1948-) , "Nuit de lune", 2007 [chorus a cappella], from Trois Poèmes d'Eichendorff, no. 2, Éditions Durand

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Moon-night", copyright ©
SPA Spanish (Diego S. Loyola) , "Noche de Luna", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Moonlit night", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Månenatt", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Notte di luna", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Moonlit night", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit de lune", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch [singable] (Jos. Van de Vijver) , "Maanlicht"
POR Portuguese (Elke Beatriz Riedel) , "Noite de luar", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Maannacht", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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