Es [hüllt]1 der dunkle Wald uns ein;
  Die Ruder plätschern matt und leise; 
Kaum, daß von oben noch herein
  Der Mond bescheint die stille Reise.

Die Blume träumt in stiller Pracht,
  Es singen leis die schönen Frauen --
Wer möchte wohl nach solcher Nacht
  Noch wünschen je den Tag zu schauen!

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¹ Kinkel: "schliesst"; further changes may exist not shown above.

Text Authorship:

• by Alexander Kaufmann (1817 - 1893), "In der Bucht", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder, first published 1852 [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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "In der Bucht", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme) no. 5, published 1847 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "In der Bucht", op. 24 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the bay", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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