'S Nannerl ist fort | Nun hüllt die Natur sich in's Blüthengewand

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Translation by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900)

My Nannie's awa

Language: Scottish (Scots)

Now in her green mantle blythe nature arrays,
And listens the lambkins that bleat o'er the braes,
While birds warble welcome in ilka green shaw;
But to me it's delightless - my Nannie's awa!

The snaw-drap and primrose our woodlands adorn,
And violets bathe in the weet o' the morn;
They pain my sad bosom, sae sweetly they blaw,
They mind me o' Nannie - and Nanny's awa!

Thou lav'rock that springs frae the dews of the lawn,
The shepherd to warn o' the gray-breaking dawn,
And thou mellow mavis that hails the night fa',
Give over for pity - my Nannie's awa!

Come autumn sae pensive, in yellow and gray,
And soothe me with tidings o' nature's decay:
The dark dreary winter, and wild driving snaw,
Alane can delight me - now Nannie's awa!

Tune - "There'll never be peace."

Authorship:

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My Nannie's awa" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894) , "Nanny", appears in Poèmes antiques, in Chansons écossaises, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1852 [an adaptation] ; composed by Ernest Amédée Chausson, Mélanie Adélaïde Simplice Dentu, Paul d'Estribaud, Paul Gilson, Klaus Miehling, Émile Paladilhe.
Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894) , "Nanny", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Chansons écossaises, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1874 ; composed by Armand Gouzien.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Heinrich Bellermann.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900) , "'S Nannerl ist fort", appears in In Moll und Dur, in 3. Dritte Abtheilung ; composed by Ernst Otto Nodnagel.

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Nun hüllt die Natur sich in's...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)

Available translation(s): ENG

Nun hüllt die Natur sich in's Blüthengewand,
Schon weiden die Heerden am duftigen Strand;
Es jauchzen die Vögel in süßem Accord:
Mich freut nicht ihr Jubel, denn 's Nannerl ist fort.

Schneeglöckchen und Primeln durchleuchten die Au;
Die Rose, sie badet in himmlischem Thau;
O trüber Gedanke, o schmerzliches Wort!
Sie mahnt mich an's Nannerl, und 's Nannerl ist fort.

O Lerche, die froh mit dem Morgen erwacht,
Den Hirten zu wecken vom Schlummer der Nacht;
O trauliche Drossel am blumigen Bord:
O senket den Fittich, denn 's Nannerl ist fort.

Komm, schweigender Herbst und entblättre die Flur,
Und bringe mir Kunde vom Tod der Natur!
Nur Winter behagt mir, nur schneidiger Nord,
Nur Flockengestöber, -- denn 's Nannerl ist fort.

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Confirmed with Ernst Eckstein, In Moll und Dur, Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1877, pages 144-145.

Authorship:

by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900), "'S Nannerl ist fort", appears in In Moll und Dur, in 3. Dritte Abtheilung [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "My Nannie's awa"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Ernst Otto Nodnagel (1870 - 1909), "Im Lenze", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 4, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Marburg, Müller [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-08
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