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by Friedrich von Matthisson (1761 - 1831)

Hymne an die Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT SPA
Heil'ge Nacht, o gieße du 
Himmelsfrieden in dies Herz,
Bring' dem armen Pilger Ruh', 
holde Labung seinem Schmerz!
Hell schon erglühn die Sterne, 
grüßen aus blauer Ferne:
Möchte zu euch so gerne 
flieh'n himmelwärts.

Harfentöne, lind und süß, 
weh'n mir zarte Lüfte her,
aus des Himmels Paradies, 
aus der Liebe Wonnemeer.
Glüht nur, ihr gold'nen Sterne, 
winkend aus blauer Ferne:
Möchte zu euch so gerne 
flieh'n himmelwärts.

Text Authorship:

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

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hymne aan de nacht", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Himno a la noche", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Lau Kanen [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-09-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 67