In der Luft, der schwülen feuchten,
Wogt das Feld, und [stürmend]1 ziehn
Windesrauschen, Wetterleuchten
Durch den dunklen Himmel hin.

Ferne hallt des Donners Dröhnen --
Und des Lebens ganze Kraft
Klingt aus diesen Wundertönen
Nachtumwölkter Leidenschaft!

Was der Tag an Sonnengluten
Aufgesogen, strömt hier aus --
In den Wolken, auf den Fluten,
In dies weite Grün hinaus!

Und inmitten all' des Webens
Trag' ich stumm die heiße Last,
Die du2, Sonne meines Lebens,
In dies Herz ergossen hast!

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¹ Thuille: "stürmisch"
² not in italics in the version of the poem published in 1908.

Text Authorship:

• by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Julinacht", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 1. Auszug, Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., page 6, first published 1882 [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 Max von Schillings (1868 - 1933), "Julinacht", op. 2 no. 2, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder aus der "Wanderzeit" von Carl Stieler, no. 2, München, Seiling [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Julinacht", op. 7 no. 2, published 1890 [ high voice and piano ], from Von Lieb' und Leid, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "July night", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit de Juillet", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

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