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.
Note: this is a much looser translation than Kertbeny's.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Sándor Petőfi (1823 - 1849), written 1846
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nevertheless the nightingale sings", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Earl Rosenbaum
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
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.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Sándor Petőfi (1823 - 1849), written 1846
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 93
