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by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)

Ich hatte eine Nachtigall
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ich hatte eine Nachtigall,
Die sang so schön, die sang so schön;
Sie ist davon geflogen,
Weit über Thal und Höh'n.
 
Ich hatt' ein junges Röselein,
So frisch und klar, so frisch und klar;
Es [ist]1 mir weggestohlen,
[Derweil]2 ich ferne war.
 
Ich hatte einen lieben Schatz,
[Mein Glück, mein Glanz, mein Glück, mein Glanz;]3
Sie ist davon gezogen,
Trug einen Myrthenkranz.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   P. von Decker 

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Confirmed with Carl Lemcke, Lieder und Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1861, page 201.

1 Decker: "war"
2 Decker: "Dieweil"
3 Decker: "Mein Glück und Glanz, mein Glück und Glanz,"

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Verlust", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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

  • by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Verlust", op. 336 (Acht vierstimmige Männergesänge), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1868 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), "Volkslied", op. 16 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Ich hatte eine Nachtigall", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Erstes Liederheft. 3 Lieder für 1 hohe -- für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Wien, Berté & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Verlust", op. 42 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Verlust", op. 21 (12 Gedichte v. C. Lemke) no. 2, published 1865 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855 - 1913), "Verlust", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Diedenhofen, Scharff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Verlust", op. 63 no. 6 (1872) [ SATB chorus ], from Am Walchensee. Acht Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Verlust", op. 72 (6 Lieder) no. 6 (1864), published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Senff (1858 - 1932), "Verlust", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Wehde [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Verlust", op. 154 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1895 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, O. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "My loss"
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2008-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

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