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        "content": "english%20translation%20of%20MONDNACHT%20by%20shubert"
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        "content": "Here is a widely respected English translation of Schumann\u2019s *\u201cMondnacht\u201d* (from *Liederkreis, Op. 39*)\u2014by translator Richard Stokes\u2014alongside the original German. If you meant another composer or version of \u201cMondnacht\u201d, just let me know and I\u2019ll find that too.\n\n---\n\nGerman (Joseph von Eichendorff)  \nEs war, als h\u00e4tt\u2019 der Himmel  \nDie Erde still gek\u00fcsst,  \nDass sie im Bl\u00fctenschimmer  \nVon ihm nur tr\u00e4umen m\u00fcsst\u2019.  \n\nDie Luft ging durch die Felder,  \nDie \u00c4hren wogten sacht,  \nEs rauschten leis\u2019 die W\u00e4lder,  \nSo sternklar war die Nacht.  \n\nUnd meine Seele spannte  \nWeit ihre Fl\u00fcgel aus,  \nFlog durch die stillen Lande,  \nAls fl\u00f6ge sie nach Haus. ([oxfordsong.org](https://oxfordsong.org/song/mondnacht-2?utm_source=openai))\n\n\u2014\n\nEnglish (translation by Richard Stokes)  \nIt was as though Heaven  \nHad softly kissed the Earth,  \nSo that she in a gleam of blossom  \nHad only to dream of him.  \n\nThe breeze passed through the fields,  \nThe corn swayed gently to and fro,  \nThe forests murmured softly,  \nThe night was so clear with stars.  \n\nAnd my soul spread  \nHer wings out wide,  \nFlew across the silent land,  \nAs though flying home. ([oxfordsong.org](https://oxfordsong.org/song/mondnacht-2?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nIf you want a *singable* version (that preserves meter/rhyme), or another translator\u2019s interpretation, I can provide that too!"
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