Der1 du [von dem Himmel]2 bist, [Alles Leid]3 und Schmerzen [stillest]4, Den, der doppelt elend ist, Doppelt mit [Erquickung füllest]5, Ach ich bin des Treibens müde! [Was soll all der Schmerz und Lust?]6 Süßer Friede, Komm, ach komm in [meine]7 Brust!
7 Lieder , opus 2
by A. R. Hellmann
1. Wandrers Nachtlied [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wandrers Nachtlied", written 1776, first published 1780
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- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Trekkers nachtlied", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Wanderer's night song", copyright ©
- ENG English (Edgar Alfred Bowring) , "The wanderer's night-song", appears in The Poems of Goethe, first published 1853
- ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "O thou who from heaven art", first published 1911
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le chant de nuit du voyageur I", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRL Friulian (Ermes Culos) , "Tu ch'i ti vèns dal paradìs", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Canto notturno del viandante II", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Lewis Grenville) , "La cancion nocturna del caminante", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Goethe’s Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand. Erster Band. Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung. 1827, page 109.
First published in Christliches Magazin Herausgegeben von Joh. Konrad Pfenninger, Dritter Band, 1780, page 243, with the musical setting by Ph. Ch. Kayser.
1 Backer-Grøndahl’s score has a comma after this word (likely a typo)2 Kirchner: "von den Himmeln"; Hiller, Milcke: "vom Himmel" (further changes may exist not shown above)
3 Rust: "Kummer, Leid"
4 Schubert: "stillst"
5 Schubert: "Entzückung füllst"
6 Rust: "Bangen Schmerzes, wilder Lust,"; Arnim and J. Marx: "Was soll all der Schmerz, die Lust?"
7 Backer-Grøndahl: "meiner" (likely a typo)
2. Mir ist, nun ich dich habe [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mir ist, nun ich dich habe, Als müßt' ich sterben. Was könnt' ich, das mich labe, Noch sonst erwerben? Mir ist, nun ich dich habe, Ich sei gestorben. Mir ist zum stillen [Grabe]1 Dein Herz erworben.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 5. Fünfter Strauß. Verbunden or Wiedergewonnen], no. 72
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Jos. Van de Vijver)
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Dedication", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Reger: "Grab"
3. Nachtgesang [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
[O]1 gieb, vom weichen Pfühle, Träumend, ein halb Gehör! Bei meinem Saitenspiele Schlafe! was willst du mehr? Bei meinem Saitenspiele Segnet der Sterne Heer Die ewigen Gefühle; Schlafe! was willst du mehr? Die ewigen Gefühle Heben mich, hoch und hehr, Aus irdischem Gewühle; Schlafe! was willst du mehr? Vom irdischen Gewühle Trennst du mich nur zu sehr, Bannst mich in diese Kühle; Schlafe! was willst du mehr? Bannst mich in diese Kühle, Giebst nur im Traum Gehör. Ach, auf dem weichen Pfühle Schlafe! was willst du mehr?
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Nachtgesang", written 1803?, first published 1804
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cant nocturnal ", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Nachtgezang", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Night song", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant nocturne", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de la nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Canto notturno", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with Goethe's Werke, Vollständige Ausgabe letzter Hand, Erster Band, Stuttgart und Tübingen, in der J.G.Cottaschen Buchhandlung, 1827, page 98, and with Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1804, Herausgegeben von Wieland und Goethe, Tübingen, in der Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, pages 120-121.
1 Mayer: "Ach"; further changes may exist not shown above.4. In der Ferne [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
In meinem Garten die Nelken mit ihrem Purpurstern [müssen]1 nun alle verwelken, denn du bist fern. Auf meinem [Herde]2 die Flammen die ich bewacht so gern, [sanken]3 in Asche zusammen, denn du bist fern. Die Welt ist mir verdorben, mich grüßt nicht [Blume nicht]4 Stern, mein Herz ist [lange]5 gestorben, denn du bist fern.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 2. Zweites Buch, in Berlin, in Mädchenlieder, no. 1
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The carnations in my garden", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Im' ghairdinse", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Canção", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
1 Blodek: "sie müssen"
2 Wolfrum: "Herd"
3 Blodek: "sie sanken"
4 Blodek: "Blume noch"; Wolfrum: "Blum' nicht"
5 Amadei: "lang'"
5. Segen [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du bist wie eine Blume [So hold und schön und rein;]1 Ich schau' dich an, und Wehmut Schleicht mir ins Herz hinein. Mir ist, als ob [ich]2 die Hände Aufs Haupt [dir]3 legen sollt', [Betend]4, daß [Gott dich]5 erhalte [So rein und schön und hold.]6
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 47, first published 1825
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Ting Chung Wang) , "你像朵鮮花", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "Jij bent als een bloem", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jij bent mij als een bloemkelk", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Cornelis Petrus Tiele) , "Gelijk een bloeme"
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Thou art, as is a flower", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "A Flow'ret thou resemblest"
- ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "Thou art lovely as a flower", first published 1911
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "You are like a flower", copyright © 2012
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Valter Juva) , "Kuin kukka olet kaino"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Rédey) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Tu sei come un fiore", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POL Polish (Polski) (Aleksander Kraushar) , "Ty jesteś luba", Warsaw, first published 1880
- POL Polish (Polski) (Stanisław Budziński) , "Ty jesteś jakoby kwiecie...", first published 1886
- POL Polish (Polski) (Władysław Bełza) , "Jesteś jak kwiatek wiośniany..."
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "És como uma flor", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Eduardo Borja Illescas) , "Eres como una flor", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Gerardo Garciacano Hinojosa) (Simone von Büren) , "Eres como una flor", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Confirmed with: Heinrich Heine’s sämtliche Werke in vier Bänden, herausgegeben von Otto F. Lachmann, Erster Band, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun, [1887], page 136.
1 Ander: "So schön, so rein und hold"; Chadwick: "So schön, so hold, so rein"; Mayer: "So hold, so schön und rein"; Thuille: "So hold, so schön, so rein"; Unger: "So rein so schön und hold"2 omitted by Hinrichs
3 Hinrichs: "ich dir"
4 Dreyschock: "und beten"
5 Liszt: "dich Gott"
6 Ander: "So hold und schön und rein"; Chadwick, Thuille: "So schön, so hold, so rein"; Mayer: "So rein, so schön und hold"
6. Der Schäfer im Mai [sung text not yet checked]
Language: German (Deutsch)
Siehst du das Vögelein nisten im Wald? Willst du mein Weibchen sein? Werd' es doch bald! Blumen allüberall, Thauig und [frisch]1: Höre, die Nachtigall Singt im [Gebüsch]2! Früh, wenn der Morgen graut, Treibe ich aus, [Suche]3 der lieben Braut Blumen zum Strauß. Liebchen im Wiesenthal Harret auf mich: Pfingsten wird auch einmal, Bräut'gam bin ich!
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Fr. Lange , no title
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Das deutsche Volkslied. Textausgabe -- Band I, 4. Auflage, Berlin-Lichterfelde: Hugo Bermühler. Song no. 189, 1915, page 56. No text author is identified in this publication, nor any composers who set this to music.
1 Nicolai: "mild"2 Nicolai: "Gefild"
3 Nicolai: "Bringe"
7. Schlummerlied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schlummre Geliebte
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