RECORDINGS
Listen to 'Nacht' from 'Four Songs' by Amy Beach here.
Text & Translation
Nacht
German source:
Ernst Scherenberg
In ernstem Schweigen ziehn
Hoch über ihr am Himmel
Sternbilder hin.
Nacht ist's; - vor meiner Seele
In tiefster Einsamkeit
Ziehn stille Sternbilder
Aus alter Zeit. –
Night
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
In solemn silence,
High above her in the heavens,
The constellations move.
It is night; – before my soul,
In deepest solitude,
Silent constellations move
From bygone days.
Nacht
German source:
Ernst Scherenberg
Night
English source:
Richard Stokes
Nacht ist's, die Erde träumet;
It is night, the Earth is dreaming;
In ernstem Schweigen ziehn
In solemn silence,
Hoch über ihr am Himmel
High above her in the heavens,
Sternbilder hin.
The constellations move.
Nacht ist's; - vor meiner Seele
It is night; – before my soul,
In tiefster Einsamkeit
In deepest solitude,
Ziehn stille Sternbilder
Silent constellations move
Aus alter Zeit. –
From bygone days.
Composer
Amy Beach
The composer and pianist Amy Beach (1867-1944) is recognised as a leading figure in American music, the first woman to gain success with large-scale musical forms. She came from a prosperous family in New Hampshire. Her mother Clara Cheney was a…
