Dennoch singt die Nachtigall
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Hungarian (Magyar)
Glühend sticht der Strahl der Sonne.
Schweigen herrscht im weiten All,
nicht ein leises Lüftchen reget sich; --
dennoch singt die Nachtigall.
Immer droh'nder türmt am Himmel
sich empor ein grauer Wall.
Schwüle drückt die Blumen nieder; --
dennoch singt die Nachtigall.
Brausend kommt der Sturm geflogen,
wirbelt sich den Staub zum Ball,
wirft ihn heulend in die Lüfte; --
dennoch singt die Nachtigall.
Aus dem dunkeln Schoß der Wolke
zuckt der Blitz, im Widerhall
rollt der Donner durch die Berge; --
dennoch singt die Nachtigall.
Translation(s): ENG
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Note: this is a much looser translation than Kertbeny's.
Submitted by Earl Rosenbaum
Authorship
Based on- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Sándor Petőfi (1823 - 1849), written 1846
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Nicolae Bretan. Go to the text.
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable): - ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Nevertheless the nightingale sings", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2012-06-04.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:33
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
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Nevertheless the nightingale sings
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Burningly the sunbeam stings.
Silence reigns in the wide expanse,
Not a quiet breeze is moving; --
Nevertheless the nightingale sings.
Ever more threateningly in the sky
A grey bank [of clouds] piles up.
Sultriness presses down the flowers; --
Nevertheless the nightingale sings.
The storm comes aflying with a roar,
It whirls the dust into a ball to play with,
With a howl, it throws [the ball] into the winds; --
Nevertheless the nightingale sings.
From the dark interior of the cloud
Lightening streaks, in echo
Thunder rolls through the mountains; --
Nevertheless the nightingale sings.
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Based on
Based on- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Sándor Petőfi (1823 - 1849), written 1846
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Nicolae Bretan. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2013-10-03.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:21
Line count: 16
Word count: 93
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