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Ich mag nicht mehr mein Federbett, Geh garnicht gern hinein; Ich schlaf die ganze Nacht nicht mehr, Kannst du nicht bei mir sein. Nachtigall Nachtigall, laß dein Singen sein, Nachtigall Nachtigall, ich bin ja so allein; Hör auf mit deinem Schall, Du Nachtigall. Die Nacht ist mir noch mal so lang, Hab' ich dich nicht im Arm; [Denn]1 mein Bett ist hart, mein Bett ist kalt, Einst war es weich und warm. Nachtigall Nachtigall, laß dein Singen sein, Nachtigall Nachtigall, ich bin ja so allein; Hör auf mit deinem Schall, Du Nachtigall. Die Nacht ist aus, der Tag beginnt, Ich bin so matt und müd; Du Nachtigall bist schuld daran Mit deinem bösen Lied. Nachtigall Nachtigall, laß dein Singen sein, Nachtigall Nachtigall, ich bin ja so allein; Hör auf mit deinem Schall, Du Nachtigall.
1 omitted by Kilpinen
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914), "Die Nachtigall", appears in Der kleine Rosengarten. Volkslieder, Jena: Eugen Diederich Verlag, pp. 81-2 , first published 1922 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Artur Glogger (1927 - 1978), "Die Nachtigall", published 1980 [ voice and piano ], from Die Nachtigall. Sechs ausgewählte Lieder im Volkston nach Texten von Hermann Löns, no. 1, Augsburg: Edition Kronos, Musikverlage Artur Glogger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Die Nachtigall", <<1944 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The nightingale", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Satakieli", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 135
I no longer like my down-filled bed, I enter it not at all gladly; All through the night I no longer sleep, If you are not able to be with me. Nightingale, nightingale, leave off your singing, Nightingale, nightingale, I am so alone; Stop your resounding cry, You nightingale. The night seems twice as long to me, If I do not have you in my arms; For my bed is hard, my bed is cold, Once it was soft and warm. Nightingale, nightingale, leave off your singing, Nightingale, nightingale, I am so alone; Stop your resounding cry, You nightingale. The night is over, the day begins, I am so tired and weary; It is your fault, you nightingale, With your wicked song. Nightingale, nightingale, leave off your singing, Nightingale, nightingale, I am so alone; Stop your resounding cry, You nightingale.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914), "Die Nachtigall", appears in Der kleine Rosengarten. Volkslieder, Jena: Eugen Diederich Verlag, pp. 81-2 , first published 1922
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 140