by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
O Nacht, du Sternenbronnen
Language: German (Deutsch)
O Nacht, du Sternenbronnen, ich bade Leib und Geist in deinen tausend Sonnen-- O Nacht, die mich umfleußt mit Offenbarungswonnen, ergib mir, was du weißt! O Nacht, du tiefer Bronnen ...
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Christian Morgenstern, Wir fanden einen Pfad. Gedichte, München: R. Piper & Co Verlag, 1966, page 13
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "O Nacht...", appears in Wir fanden einen Pfad [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Marius Flothuis (1914 - 2001), "O Nacht", op. 3 (Vier liederen) no. 3 (1938), orchestrated 1939 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "O Nacht, du tiefer Bronnen", op. 50 (Vier Lieder) no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "O Nacht", op. 59 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern) no. 2 (1928), published 1934 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mathilde von Kralik (1857 - 1944), "O Nacht", 1929 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "O Nacht", op. 11 no. 14 (1933-4) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "O Nacht", 1918 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Oh night", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ô nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-24
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