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O Nachtigall, Dein süßer Schall [Dringt]1 mir durch Mark und Bein. Nein, trauter Vogel, nein! Was in mir schafft so süße Pein, Das ist nicht dein, -- Das ist von andern himmelschönen, Nun längst für mich verklungenen Tönen In deinem Lied ein leiser Widerhall.
Confirmed with: C. Reinhold, Gedichte, Stuttgart: Carl Mäcken, 1853, page 11.
1 Brahms: "er dringet"Text Authorship:
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Nachtigall", written 1838, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Nachtigall", op. 97 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 (<<1885), published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El rossinyol", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Nachtegaal", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Nightingale", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Virginia Woods) , "Nightingale"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Rossignol", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Usignolo", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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O usignolo, il tuo dolce canto, mi penetra tutto. No, caro uccello, no! Ciò che mi suscita una così dolce pena, non da te viene, ma da altri suoni per me celestiali, ormai da tempo svaniti; la tua canzone ne è solo un eco lieve.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Nachtigall", written 1838, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-13
Line count: 9
Word count: 45
