The nightingale in the lilacs | Oh, you first nightingale who comes

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by Léopold Dauphin (1847 - 1921)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Le rossignol des lilas

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Ô premier rossignol qui viens
Dans les lilas, sous ma fenêtre,
Ta voix m'est douce à reconnaître !
Nul accent n'est semblable au tien !

Fidèle aux amoureux liens,
Trille encor, divin petit être !
Ô premier rossignol qui viens
Dans les lilas, sous ma fenêtre !

Nocturne ou matinal, combien
Ton hymne à l'amour me pénètre !
Tant d'ardeur fait en moi renaître
L'écho de mes avrils anciens,
Ô premier rossignol qui viens !

Text Authorship:

by Léopold Dauphin (1847 - 1921) [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "Le rossignol des lilas", published 1913 [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies - 2ème volume, no. 15, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The nightingale in the lilacs", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 69

The nightingale in the lilacs

Language: English after the French (Français)

Oh, [you] first nightingale who comes
To perch in the lilacs, under my window,
Recognizing your voice is so sweet for me!
No voice compares to yours!

In loyalty to our heartfelt connection,
Trill once more, divine little being!
Oh, [you] first nightingale who comes
To perch in the lilacs, under my window,

Nocturnal or morning song, how deeply
Your hymn of love penetrates me!
So much ardor is reborn in me
Echoing my former Aprils,
Oh, [you] first nightingale who appears!

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Léopold Dauphin (1847 - 1921)
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-23
Line count: 13
Word count: 82