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In der Nacht
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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In der Nacht by Johannes Brahms — Lyrics
Wie rafft' ich mich auf in der Nacht, in der Nacht,
Und fühlte mich fürder gezogen,
Die Gassen verließ ich vom Wächter bewacht,
Durchwandelte sacht
In der Nacht, in der Nacht,
Das Tor mit dem gotischen Bogen.
Der Mühlbach rauschte durch felsigen Schacht,
Ich lehnte mich über die Brücke,
Tief unter mir nahm ich der Wogen in Acht,
Die wallten so sacht,
In der Nacht, in der Nacht,
Doch wallte nicht eine zurücke.
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About In der Nacht
Johannes Brahms's In der Nacht is a secular Lied for SAB choir, setting a poem that explores the profound emotions of a nocturnal journey. The text describes the composer's restless spirit, compelled to leave his dwelling in the deep night, guarded only by a watchman, and to wander through the deserted streets. He passes under a Gothic archway and hears the rushing of a mill stream, observing the ceaseless flow of the water below. Looking upwards, he sees the countless stars and the moon, their distant light twinkling through the vast expanse of the night sky, reflecting his own inner turmoil and his contemplation of the universe.
