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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Nachtigallen schwingen

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA

   Nachtigallen schwingen
   Lustig ihr Gefieder;
   Nachtigallen singen
   Ihre alten Lieder.
   Und die Blumen alle,
   Sie erwachen wieder
   Bei dem Klang und Schalle
   Aller dieser Lieder.

Und meine Sehnsucht wird zur Nachtigall
Und fliegt in die blühende Welt hinein,
Und fragt bei den Blumen überall:
Wo mag doch mein, mein Blümchen sein?

    Und die Nachtigallen
    Schwingen ihren Reigen
    Unter Laubeshallen
    Zwischen Blütenzweigen,
    von den Blumen allen --
    Aber ich muß schweigen.
    Unter ihnen steh' ich
    Traurig sinnend still;
    Eine Blume seh' ich,
    Die nicht blühen will.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, no. 78, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Nachtegalen spelen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Nightingales beat", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les rossignols agitent", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Nachtegalen spelen

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Nachtegalen spelen
Vrolijk met hun veren,
Nachtegalen kwelen
Oude liedjes, tere.
En de bloemen, alle,
Gaan het daglicht eren
Als zij horen schallen
Al dat kwinkeleren.
 
En mijn verlangen wordt een nachtegaal;
Die vliegt op naar ’t heerlijke bloeifestijn,
En vraagt aan de bloemen allemaal:
Waar kan toch mijn, mijn bloempje zijn?
 
En de nachtegalen
Dansen en zij nijgen
In de loverzalen
Tussen bloesemtwijgen;
Van de bloemenschare
Echter moet ik zwijgen.
In hun midden sta ik
Treurig peinzend stil,
Want één bloem ontwaar ik
Die niet bloeien wil.

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