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Der Vorsitzende. Horcht auf! es schlägt die Stunde, Die unsrer Tafelrunde Verkündigt: Geh' ein jeder heim, Hat er sein Glas geleeret, Den Wirth mit Dank geehret, Und ausgesungen diesen Reim! Alle. Erst sey dies Glas geleeret, Der Wirth mit Dank geehret, Und ausgesungen dieser Reim! Der Vorsitzende. Wir dürfen fröhlich gehen; Was wir gehört, gesehen, Gethan - das darf kein Mann bereun; Und das, was wir empfunden, Was enger uns gebunden An Freund und Kunst, darf ihn erfreun. Alle. Ja, ja; was wir empfunden, Was enger uns gebunden An Freund und Kunst, darf uns erfreun! Der Vorsitzende. Schlaft wohl; und träumt, wie Bräute! Kommt nächstens gern, wie heute! Seyd auf manch neues Lied bedacht! Und geht einst einer abe Zu seiner Ruh im Grabe, Singt ihm mit Liebe: gute Nacht! Alle. Ja, geht einst Einer abe Zu seiner Ruh im Grabe, Singt [unsre Lieb' ihm]1: gute Nacht!
Confirmed with Auswahl des Besten aus Friedrich Rochlitz' sämmtlichen Schriften Vom Verfasser veranstaltet, verbessert und herausgegeben. In sechs Bänden. Vierter Band. Züllichau, in der Darnmannschen Buchhandlung. 1822, pages 171-172.
1 Schubert: "ihm mit Liebe"Authorship:
- by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Zur guten Nacht", written 1816 [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Zur guten Nacht", op. 81 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, D 903 (1827), published 1827 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Bona nit", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Voor een goede nacht", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Philip Lieson Miller) , "Good night", copyright © by estate of Mr. Miller, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Bonne nuit", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 33
Word count: 147
Leader: Attention! The hour is striking that bids each one at our round table go home, after he has emptied his glass, thanked his host and sung this rhyme. All: First be the glass emptied the host thanked, and the rhyme sung. Leader: We depart happily, with no regrets as to what we have heard, seen or done. What we have experienced, binding us together to friend and to art, delights us. All: Yes, yes, what we experience binds us together to friend and to art, delights us. Leader: Sleep well and dream like a bride. Come back gladly next time as today; may many new songs be born; and if someone goes to rest in the grave, lovingly sing him good night. All: Yes, if someone goes to rest in the grave, lovingly sing good night!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Friedrich Rochlitz (1769 - 1842), "Zur guten Nacht", written 1816
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-25
Line count: 33
Word count: 137