De nachtegaal was weggegaan

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Singable translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Die Nachtigall, sie war entfernt

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG GRE ITA

Die Nachtigall, sie war entfernt,
Der Frühling lockt sie wieder;
Was neues hat sie nicht gelernt,
Singt alte, liebe Lieder.

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Text Authorship:

Singable translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Die Nachtigall sie war entfernt", op. 79 (Fünf Canons für 3 Solo-St. (oder Chor) mit oder ohne Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ vocal trio or three-part chorus a cappella or with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Die Nachtigall", op. 59 no. 4 (1843) [ chorus ], from Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "The nightingale", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , no title, copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "L'usignolo", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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De nachtegaal was weggegaan

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

De nachtegaal was weggegaan,
De lente stopt zijn reisjes;
Iets nieuws heeft hij niet opgedaan,
Zingt oude mooie wijsjes.

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Translation of title "Die Nachtigall" = "De nachtegaal"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 3
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Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2017-06-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 19