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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Die Nachtigall am Fenster

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Glück zu! Glück zu!
Und [selige]¹ Ruh!
Was bang sich gesehnet, nun ist's vereint.
Ade! Ade!
Du bitteres Weh!
Die Thränen all sind ausgeweint.

Gute Nacht! Gute Nacht!
Die Ros' erwacht,
Sie ruft mich mit Düften zum Lindenbaum.
Im Vollmondschein
Schlaft ein! Schlaft ein!
Und träumet süßen, seligen Traum.

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Confirmed with Karl Theodor Gaedertz, Emanuel Geibel. Sänger der Liebe, Herold des Reiches. Ein deutsches Dichterleben, Leipzig: Georg Wigand, 1897, page 111

¹ Kempter: "sel'ge"; more changes may exist, not noted.

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Die Nachtigall am Fenster:", appears in Der Liebe Leid und Lust, no. 5 [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 Lothar Kempter (1844 - 1918), "Die Nachtigall am Fenster", op. 13 no. 5, published 1894 [voice and piano], from Der Liebe Leid und Lust. Ein Cyklus von 5 Liedern für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Hug & Co. [ sung text not verified ]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The nightingale by the window", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le rossignol à la fenêtre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-02-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 50

Le rossignol à la fenêtre

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Bonne chance ! Bonne chance !
Et bienheureux repos !
Ceux qui anxieusement se désirèrent , sont maintenant unis.
Adieu ! adieu !
Amère douleur !
Toutes les larmes ont été pleurées.

Bonne nuit ! Bonne nuit !
La rose s'éveille,
De son parfum elle m'appelle vers le tilleul.
Au clair de lune
Endormez-vous ! Endormez-vous !
Et faites de doux et bienheureux rêves.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Die Nachtigall am Fenster:", appears in Der Liebe Leid und Lust, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 54