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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 mir weggestohlen, Derweil ich ferne war. Ich hatte einen lieben Schatz, Mein Glück, mein Glanz, mein Glück, mein Glanz; Sie ist davon gezogen, Trug einen Myrthenkranz.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Carl Lemcke, Lieder und Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1861, page 201.
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I had a nightingale, It sang so beautifully, it sang so beautifully; It has flown away, Far across valley and heights. I had a young little rose, So fresh and clear, so fresh and clear; It was stolen from me, While I was far away. I had a beloved darling, My happiness, my splendour, my happiness, my splendour; She has gone away, She wore a myrtle wreath.
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"Ich hatte eine Nachtigall" = "I had a nightingale"
"Verlust" = "Loss"
"Volkslied" = "Folk song"
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-21
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