Nachtlied

Der Mond kommt still gegangen
Mit seinem goldnen Schein,
Da schläft [in]1 holdem Prangen 
Die müde Erde ein.

Im Traum die Wipfel weben,
Die Quellen rauschen sacht;
Singende Engel durchschweben
Die blaue Sternennacht

Und auf den Lüften schwanken
Aus manchem treuen Sinn
Viel tausend Liebesgedanken
Über die Schläfer hin.

Und drunten im Tale, da funkeln
Die Fenster von Liebchens Haus;
Ich aber blicke im Dunkeln
Still in die Welt hinaus.

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¹ Grimm: "mit"

Authorship

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815-1884) , "Nachtlied", from Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn

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

by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820-1867) , "Nachtlied", op. 2 (Sechs 4 stimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt) no. 1 (1842). [vocal quartet (sopranos and altos)]
by Ernst Paul Flügel (1844-1912) , "Nachtlied", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1867 [voice and piano], Greifswald, Verlag der Academischen Buchhandlung (and later: Leipzig, Leuckart, 1876)
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Nachtlied", op. 28 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1870.
by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) , "Nachtlied", A. 28 (1912), published 1984. [high voice and piano]
by Julius Otto Grimm (1827-1903) , "Nachtlied", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1868. [low voice and piano]
by Alfred Heitsch (1844-1885) , "Nachtlied", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1884 [high voice and piano], Dresden, Hoffarth
by Adolf Jensen (1837-1879) , "Nachtlied", op. 28 (Acht Lieder von E. Geibel) no. 8, published 1865 [SATB quartet], Leipzig, Peters ; note: this may be the wrong text for this title
by Werner (Erich) Josten (1885-1963) , "Mondesstille", published 1926, from Fünf Lieder, no. 2.
by Johanna Kinkel, née Mockel (1810-1858) , "Nachtlied", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1 (1838).
by Marie Henriette König (1831-1850) , "Nachtlied", op. 10 no. 4, published 1850 [voice and piano], from Herbstviolen : fünf Lieder, no. 4, Dresden: Brauer
by Eduard Lassen (1830-1904) , "Nachtlied", op. 92 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1893 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Junne
by Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860-1908) , "Nachtlied", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1885 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Kahnt
by Julius Joseph Maier (1821-1889) , "Nachtlied", op. 2 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 6, published 1848. [SATB quartet]
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861-1932) , "Der Mond kommt still gegangen", op. 31 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1887 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Rahter
by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822-1882) , "Der Mond kommt still gegangen", op. 98 no. 19 (1855-63), from Sanges-Frühling, no. 19.
by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822-1882) , "Der Mond kommt still gegangen", WoO. 20 no. 8 (<<1855) [voice and piano], from Todte Liebe, no. 8.
by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824-1893) , "Nachtlied", op. 35 (Sechs Lieder für Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1877 [alto and piano], Stuttgart, Ebner
by Clara Schumann, née Wieck (1819-1896) , "Der Mond kommt still gegangen", op. 13 no. 4 (1840-3), published 1844, stanzas 1,3-4 [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 4.
by Rudolf Wurmb , "Mondnacht", op. 3 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 1, published 1883 [voice and piano], Wien, Wetzler

ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "The moon so peaceful rises", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Guy Laffaille) , "La lune vient doucement", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , title unknown
FIN Finnish (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kuu kohoaa hiljaa esiin", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Night song", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The moon so peaceful rises

The moon so peaceful rises
with all its golden shine,
here sleeps in lovely glitter
the weary earth below.






And on the breezes waft down
from many faithful hearts
true loving thoughts by the thousand
upon the sleeping ones.

And down in the valley, there twinkle
the lights from my lover's house;
but I in darkness still look out -
silent - into the world.

Authorship

Translation from German to English copyright © 1996 by David Kenneth Smith, dksmith (AT) geneva.edu, http://www.geneva.edu/~dksmith/clara/schumann.html, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder(s) when requesting permission to reprint and be sure to give proper credit.

a text in German by Emanuel von Geibel (1815-1884) , "Nachtlied", from Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn FRE FIN

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.