An den Mond
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Silbermond mit bleichen Strahlen
pflegst du Wald und Feld zu malen,
gibst den Bergen, gibst den Talen
der Empfindung Seufzer ein.
Sei Vertrauter meiner Schmerzen,
Segler in der Lüfte See:
Sag' ihr, die ich trag' im Herzen,
wie mich tötet Liebesweh.
Sag' ihr, über tausend Meilen
sehne sich mein Herz nach ihr.
»Keine Ferne kann es heilen,
nur ein holder Blick von dir.«
Sag' ihr, daß zu Tod getroffen
diese Hülle bald zerfällt;
nur ein schmeichlerisches Hoffen
sei's, das sie zusammenhält.
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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):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la lluna", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de maan", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To the moon", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À la lune", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 81
To the moon
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Silver moon with pale rays,
you often paint the forest and field;
you give the mountains, you give the valleys
a sigh of feeling.
Be the confidant of my sorrows,
sailor on the sea of the air:
Tell her, whom I carry in my heart,
how yearning for love is killing me.
Tell her that over a thousand miles
my heart pines for her.
"No distance can heal it,
only a loving glance from you."
Tell her that I have been struck mortally
and my body soon shall fall;
only a flattering hope
keeps me together.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Joseph Simrock (1802 - 1876), from Gedichte, Leipzig, first published 1844
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 96