Sommernacht

Der Mond streut durch die Zweige
sein silberblaues Licht
und liebestrunken neige
ich dir mein Angesicht.

Ein dämmerhelles Leben
aus schwülem Traum erwacht
heiß ineinander beben
zwei Herzen in der Nacht.

by Franz Evers (1871-1947)

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

by Max Reger (1873-1916) , "Sommernacht", op. 70 (Siebzehn Gesänge) no. 17 (1902-3).

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Sheet music:

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