Die Nacht

Aus dem Walde tritt die Nacht,
Aus den Bäumen schleicht sie leise,
[Schaut]1 sich um [im weitem]2 Kreise,
Nun gib acht.

Alle Lichter dieser Welt,
Alle Blumen, alle Farben
Löscht sie aus und stiehlt die Garben
Weg vom Feld.

Alles nimmt sie, was nur hold,
Nimmt das Silber weg des [Stromes,]3
Nimmt vom Kupferdach des [Domes]4
Weg das Gold.

Ausgeplündert steht der Strauch,
Rücke näher, Seel an Seele;
O die Nacht, mir bangt, sie stehle
Dich mir auch.

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¹ Thuille: "Sieht"
² Strauss: "in weitem"; Thuille: "im weiten"
³ Strauss: "Stroms"
⁴ Strauss: "Doms"

Input by Lawrence Snyder

Authorship

by Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg (1812-1864) , "Die Nacht", from Letzte Blätter

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

by Albert, Graf Amadei , "Die Nacht", op. 9 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1886 [medium voice and piano], Leipzig, Senff
by Franz Ippisch (1883-1958) , "Die Nacht", 1935. [voice and piano]
by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Die Nacht", op. 10 (Acht Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter" von Hermann von Gilm) no. 3 (1882-82).
by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861-1907) , "Die Nacht", op. 12 (Drei Gesänge) no. 2.
by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930) , "Die Nacht", op. 4 no. 4 (1907?)
by Erich Zeisl (1905-1959) , "Die Nacht", 1931 [baritone and piano], unpublished

ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , "The night", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La notte", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Pierre Mathé) , "La nuit", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Night", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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