Horch auf, mein Lieb, welch' heller Ton -- Es ist die Nachtigall! Sie ist mit uns dem Wald entflohn, Sie folgt uns überall. Sie singt nicht mehr von Klag' und Schmerz, Wie im vergangnen Jahr: Mich dünkt, sie singt von Kuß und Scherz -- Mein holdes Lieb, nicht wahr?
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Adolf Schults, Dritte vermehrte Auflage, Iserlohn, Julius Bädeker, 1857, page 88. Note" modern German would spell "Kuß" as "Kuss", and add apostrophes to indicate missing vowels, e.g., "entfloh'n" and "vergang'nen".
Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Liebeleben II [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 Hermann Theodor Otto Grädener (1844 - 1929), "Horch auf, mein Lieb", op. 27 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845) , no title ; composed by Hermann Theodor Otto Grädener.
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-29
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Word count: 47
O hark, my love, to that clear tone; It is the nightingale. She too with us the wood has flown, And follows o’er the dale. She sings no more of pain and woe, As just one year ago, She sings of mirth and kiss, I know. My love, is that not so?
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Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845), as Mrs. John P. Morgan, no title
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Schults (1820 - 1858), no title, appears in Gedichte, in Liebeleben II
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hermann Theodor Otto Grädener (1844 - 1929), "O hark, my love", op. 27 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-04-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 52