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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen,
Der Blumen bunte Pracht,
's ist alles unter nun gegangen,
Nur das Verlangen
Der Liebe wacht.

About the headline (FAQ)

When first published in 1828, the poem "Nacht" was one stanza long (usually referred to as Nacht Teil 1); in 1837, Eichendorff added Teil 2, which encompassed stanza 2; in 1839, Eichendorff added Teil 3, which encompassed stanzas 3 and 4; and in 1841 he added Teil 4, encompassing stanzas 5 and 6, and thus giving the poem its final form.


Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe, in Nacht, no. 1 [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 Max Joseph Beer (1851 - 1908), "Nacht", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Die Vöglein, die so fröhlich sangen", op. 21 (Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Nacht", op. 5 (Vier Gesänge nach Poesien von G. Herwegh und Eichendorff) no. 3, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Fritz Schuberth  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "Nacht", 1922, from Eichendorff-Lieder [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Nachtstück", 1966, from Nachtstück, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by August Wilhelm Julius Rietz (1812 - 1877), "Nacht", op. 26 (Zwölf Gesänge für eine Singstimme und Piano), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Nacht", op. 23 (4 Lieder für Männerchor) no. 3, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
  • by Andreas Zöllner (1811 - 1862), "Nacht" [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], confirmed with Orpheon, viertes Band, ed. by Th. Thäglichsbeck, Stuttgart: Karl Göpel, no date, pages 58 - 59
    • View the full text. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2020-11-21
Line count: 5
Word count: 22

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