by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
De Wächter geit to blasen
Language: Plattdeutsch
De Wächter geit to blasen Alleen inne Nacht, De Koh geit to grasen Alleen inne Nacht, De Maan geit alleben Alleen inne Nacht: Dar is noch Een inn Hȩben De hollt voer All de Wacht.
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Confirmed with Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu von Klaus Groth, Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1855, page 56.
Authorship:
- by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Nachtlied", appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu [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 Ingeborg (Starck) Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Nachtleed", op. 17 (Zwölf Kinderreime) no. 7 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "Nachtleed", 1946, from As ik hier dit Jaar weer, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Night song"
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 35
Night song
Language: English  after the Plattdeutsch
His horn the Watchman bloweth Alone in the night, The cow grazing loweth Alone in the night, The moon silv'ry gloweth Alone in the night: But One there is who watcheth O'er all in heav'n so bright.
From the Bronsart von Schellendorf score.
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( M. v. Z. ) , "Night song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Plattdeutsch by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Nachtlied", appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 37