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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]1 mir weggestohlen, [Derweil]2 ich ferne war. Ich hatte einen lieben Schatz, [Mein Glück, mein Glanz, mein Glück, mein Glanz;]3 Sie ist davon gezogen, Trug einen Myrthenkranz.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Carl Lemcke, Lieder und Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1861, page 201.
1 Decker: "war"2 Decker: "Dieweil"
3 Decker: "Mein Glück und Glanz, mein Glück und Glanz,"
Text Authorship:
- by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Verlust", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Verlust", op. 336 (Acht vierstimmige Männergesänge), Heft 2 no. 5, published 1868 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), "Volkslied", op. 16 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Gund (1865 - 1927), "Ich hatte eine Nachtigall", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Erstes Liederheft. 3 Lieder für 1 hohe -- für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Wien, Berté & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Verlust", op. 42 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert von Hornstein (1833 - 1890), "Verlust", op. 21 (12 Gedichte v. C. Lemke) no. 2, published 1865 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855 - 1913), "Verlust", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Diedenhofen, Scharff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Verlust", op. 63 no. 6 (1872) [ SATB chorus ], from Am Walchensee. Acht Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Verlust", op. 72 (6 Lieder) no. 6 (1864), published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Senff (1858 - 1932), "Verlust", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Wehde [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Verlust", op. 154 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1895 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, O. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "My loss"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
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]1 I was far away. I had a beloved darling, [My happiness, my splendour, my happiness, my splendour;]2 She has gone away, She wore a myrtle wreath.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Ich hatte eine Nachtigall" = "I had a nightingale"
"Verlust" = "Loss"
"Volkslied" = "Folk song"
2 Decker: "My happiness and splendour, my happiness and splendour "
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Verlust", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 6. Vermischte Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 69