Trutz-nightingale | Though ye clouds threaten

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Trutznachtigall

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Ob ihr Wolken dräut,
Und ihr Knospen säumt, 
Hab' ich still erfreut 
Längst vom Lenz geträumt,
  Muß ich singen schon,
  Muß ich jauchzen schon,
Loben Gott, den Herrn, mit hellem Ton!

  Er vergißt mich nicht!
Läßt's zur rechten Zeit 
Mit dem Morgenlicht 
Blühen weit und breit! 
  Muß ihm singen schon,
  Muß ihm jauchzen schon
Über Thal und Höhn mit hellem Ton!

Confirmed with Neue Lieder von Friedrich Oser (1874-1884), Basel: Verlag von M. Bernheim, 1885, page 11.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Trutznachtigall", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 10 [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 Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850 - 1927), "Trutznachtigall", op. 18 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3 (1879) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Trutz-nightingale", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-17
Line count: 14
Word count: 62

Trutz‑nightingale

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Though ye clouds threaten,
And ye blossoms tarry in coming,
I have, quietly joyful,
Long dreamed of springtime,
  I must already sing,
  I must already rejoice,
Must praise the Lord God with a bright sound!

  He does not forget me!
At the right time,
With the light of morning,
He shall let it bloom far and wide!
  I must already sing to Him,
  I must already rejoice to Him
Over valley and heights with a bright sound!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Trutznachtigall", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 10
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-30
Line count: 14
Word count: 78