Ich hab die Nacht geträumet
"Ich hab die Nacht geträumet" | |
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Folk song | |
English | I dreamed last night |
Text | by August Zarnack |
Language | German |
Published | 1820 |
"Ich hab die Nacht geträumet" (I dreamed last night) is a
History
It is unknown when the song was first popularized, but the melody was first written and published in 1777 by
The best-known and most widely used lyrics to the melody were written by German preacher and collector of folk songs August Zarnack.[2][3] Zarnack's version was originally published under the title "Der schwere Traum" (The heavy dream), and appeared in Zarnack's 1820 book which was a collection of German folk songs intended for primary schools.[4][5] Zarnack's textbook sold well, and in the 1840s and onwards, "Ich hab die Nacht geträumet" was increasingly included in other music workbooks as well for schools and choirs.[2]
Lyrics
Ich hab die Nacht geträumet |
I had a dream last night, |
Musical settings
References
- ^ Eyn feyner kleyner Almanach
- ^ a b c Schmitz-Gropengiesser, Frauke."Ich hab die Nacht geträumet"
- ^ August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben. Unsere volksthümlichen Lieder
- ^ Zarnach, August. Deutsche Volkslieder mit Volksweisen für Volksschulen (German folk songs for primary schools)
- ^ Zarnach, August. Weisenbuch zu den Volksliedern für Volksschulen
- ^ "Ich habe die Nacht geträumet", Klassika.
- ^ Max Reger: "Ich hab' die Nacht geträumet" for ttbb choir – A minor
- ^ 8 Ausgewählte Volkslieder (Reger, Max): No. 4 – "Ich hab' die Nacht geträumet": Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- ^ Ich hab die Nacht getræumet by Heimatærde, Discogs.com
- ^ Civilization VI, Soundtrack.
External links
- Sheet music
- Text and MIDI version, ingeb.org