Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen (Fanny Hensel)

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  • (Posted 2021-12-28)  CPDL #67255:       
Editor: Volker Seibt (submitted 2021-12-28).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 74 kB   Copyright: CC BY SA
Edition notes: In contrast to Heine, Fanny Hensel writes "Nacht ruht" instead of "Nacht liegt".
  • (Posted 2013-06-21)  CPDL #29461:       
Editor: Burkhart M. Schürmann (submitted 2013-06-21).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 50 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: change of text underlay in bass; change of two notes in bar 5, beat 1: alto from g1 to e1 flat, tenor from e1 flat to c1; insertion of g in tenor in bar 6 on beat 4.
  • (Posted 2011-04-17)  CPDL #23380:         
Editor: Juliane Claudi (submitted 2011-04-17).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 15 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes:

General Information

Title: Nacht ruht auf den fremden Wegen
Composer: Fanny Hensel

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: SecularPartsong

Language: German
Lyricist: Heinrich Heine
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: From the unpublished collection "53 Musikstücke" from 1846, autograph at "Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - PK"

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Original text and translations

German.png German text

Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen,
Krankes Herz und müde Glieder; -
Ach, da fließt, wie stiller Segen,
Süßer Mond, dein Licht hernieder.

Süßer Mond, mit deinen Strahlen
Scheuchest du das nächtge Grauen;
Es zerrinnen meine Qualen,
Und die Augen übertauen.