I would the nightingale would come | I would the nightingale would come

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by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich wollte, daß die Nachtigall käm'

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich wollte, daß die Nachtigall käm'
Und meine Seel' in ihr Mäulchen nähm'[,]
Bis an dein Fenster sich schwänge
Und sänge!
 
Nachtsüber horcht dein Herze und wacht,
Tagsüber zitterst du nach der Nacht. --
So sind deine Stunden für und für
Voll von mir!

Confirmed with Steiner, Rudolf (ed.), Ausklang. Neue Gedichte aus dem Nachlass von Ludwig Jacobowski, Minden in Westf.: J.C.C. Bruns' Verlag, 1901, page 174.

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900), "Ich wollte, daß die Nachtigall käm'" [author's text checked 1 time 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 August Reuss (1871 - 1935), "Ich wollte, daß die Nachtigall käm'", op. 29 (Vier Gedichte) no. 4 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I would the nightingale would come", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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I would the nightingale would come

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I would the nightingale would come
And would take my soul into its little mouth,
Would wing its way to your window
And sing!
 
All through the night your heart listens and watches,
All through the day you tremble for the night. --
Thus your hours are forever and ever
Full of me!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900), "Ich wollte, daß die Nachtigall käm'"
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This text was added to the website: 2015-05-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 52