Barcarole

Natten er saa stille,
Luften er saa klar,
Duggens perler trille,
Maanens Straaler spille
Hen ad Søens glar.

Bølgens Melodier
Vugge Hjertet ind,
Suk og Klage tier,
Vindens Pust befrier
Det betyngte Sind.

Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1829)

(Calm the night, unstirring,
And the air so clear
Pearls of dew uncurling,
Moonlight rays unfurling
’Cross the glassy mere.

Dulcet waves appeasing
Heart that yearns for rest,
Sighs and sorrows ceasing,
Breath of wind releasing
Mind so long oppressed)