by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776) and by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Nachtigall Singt überall Auf grünen Reisen Die besten Weisen, Daß ringsum Wald Und Ufer schallt. Manch junges Paar Geht dort, wo klar Das Bächlein rauschet, Und steht, und lauschet Mit frohem Sinn Der Sängerin. Ich höre bang' Im düstern Gang Der Nachtigallen Gesänge schallen; Denn ach! allein Irr' ich im Hain.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Ludewig Heinrich Christoph Hölty. Besorgt durch seine Freunde Friederich Leopold Grafen zu Stolberg und Johann Heinrich Voß. Hamburg, bei Carl Ernst Bohn. 1783, page 184.
This is the version of Hölty's poem heavily reworked by Voß. For the original version, see below.
Composition:
- Set to music by Friedrich Ludwig Æmelius Kunzen (1761 - 1817), "Seufzer", published 1788 [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], from Weisen und lyrische Gesänge, no. 14, Flensburg und Leipzig: Korten'sche Buchhandlung
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Seufzer", written 1773
- by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Seufzer", written 1773
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zuchten", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Richard Morris) , "Sighs", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 52