by
Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)
Ich hatte eine Nachtigall
Language: German (Deutsch)
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 mir weggestohlen,
Derweil ich ferne war.
Ich hatte einen lieben Schatz,
Mein Glück, mein Glanz, mein Glück, mein Glanz;
Sie ist davon gezogen,
Trug einen Myrthenkranz.
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Confirmed with Carl Lemcke, Lieder und Gedichte, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1861, page 201.
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Line count: 12
Word count: 65
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
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 I was far away.
I had a beloved darling,
My happiness, my splendour, my happiness, my splendour;
She has gone away,
She wore a myrtle wreath.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ich hatte eine Nachtigall" = "I had a nightingale"
"Verlust" = "Loss"
"Volkslied" = "Folk song"
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Line count: 12
Word count: 69
