In des Lenzes schönen Tagen

In des Lenzes schönen Tagen 
Wo die Rose lieblich blüht, 
Hört' ich im Hollunderstrauche 
Nachtigall dein süßes Lied.

Ach du sangest von der Heimath,
Von dem trauten Vaterhaus, 
Klagtest leise daß wir zogen
In die weite Welt hinaus.

Riefst mit deinem Zaubertone 
Mir der Kindheit Lust zurück,
Und noch einmal -- doch im Traume -- 
Fand ich das verlor'ne Glück!

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Authorship

• by Adalbert von Heidewaldt , "Die Nachtigall" [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Julius Emil Leonhard (1810 - 1883), "Der Nachtigall Sang", published 1886 [voice, violin, and piano], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit obl. Violine und Pianoforte (Nachgelassenes Werk), no. 1, Dresden, Hoffarth [ sung text not verified ]
• by Franz Zeiller (1809 - 1905), "Die Nachtigall", published c1840 [voice, piano, and cello (or Waldhorn)], Diabelli [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The nightingale", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2013-03-25.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:56
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The nightingale

In the beautiful days of spring
When the rose is blooming so charmingly,
In the elderbush I heard,
Nightingale, your sweet song.
 
Ah, you sang about my homeland,
About the snug parental home,
You lamented softly that we were departing
To go out into the wide world.
 
With your magical sound you recalled
To me the joys of my childhood,
And once more -- but in a dream --
I found my lost happiness!

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English song title (Leonhard): The nightingale sang
English song title (Zeiller): The nightingale

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Adalbert von Heidewaldt , "Die Nachtigall"
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Julius Emil Leonhard, Franz Zeiller. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2013-10-25.
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