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by Theodor Kjerulf (1825 - 1888)

Syng, syng nattergal du
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Syng, syng nattergal du,
syng meg en liflig vise 
Kan du så døve min hu?
Kan du så mage det nu 
at jeg måtte lengsel forlise? 
Syng, syng nattergal du.

Syng, syng snart er du snil,
kom, kom let og behænde
Abilden dufter deg til
natten er stille og mild 
alle mine tanker de brende. 
Syng, syng snart er du snil.

Kom, kom sanger og tal 
der, hvor jeg hører hjemme
er der ei nattergal 
der ved jeg sorrig og kval 
lyve seg til syngende stemme.
Kom, kom sanger og tal.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Kjerulf (1825 - 1888) [author's text not yet checked 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 Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Syng, syng", 1888, from Five Songs from the Norwegian, no. 2, also set in English [ sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Halfdan Kjerulf (1815 - 1868), "Syng, syng nattergal du", 1861 [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by W. Grist , "The nightingale" ; composed by Frederick Delius.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 91

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