Uploaded April 2009 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago

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(Video has English subtitles and the original lyrics in German below)
The song is a meditation on night and dreams composed by Schubert with lyrics by Matthäus von Collin that originated in the mid 1820s.
The video features American soloist, Renée Fleming, and paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Edward Hopper, Rembrandt, with artwork by Spadecaller.

Heilge Nacht, du sinkest nieder;
Nieder wallen auch die Träume
Wie dein Mondlicht durch die Räume,
Durch der Menschen stille Brust.
Die belauschen sie mit Lust;
Rufen, wenn der Tag erwacht:
Kehre wieder, heilge Nacht!
Holde Träume, kehret wieder!