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[Wie]1 die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen, -- Sie sind klug und wissen, daß es gut ist! -- Netzen wir am Weine unsre Lippen, -- Wir sind klug und wissen, daß es gut ist! -- Wie die Meereswellen an den Felsenklippen, -- Wenn das sturmbewegte Meer in Wut ist -- Breche schäumend sich der Wein an unsern Lippen, -- Wir sind klug und wissen, daß es gut ist! -- Wie ein Geisterkönig, ohne Fleisch und Rippen, -- Weil sein Wesen eitel Duft und Glut ist, -- Zieh' er siegreich ein durchs Rosentor der Lippen, -- Wir sind klug und wissen, daß es gut ist. --
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Richter: "Wenn"; further changes may exist not shown above.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Lieder zum Lobe des Weines und irdischer Glückseligkeit, no. 6 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "Trinklied", op. 18 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 4, published 1875 [ four-part men's chorus ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Grünberger (1839 - 1896), "Wie die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen", op. 13 (Sieben Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Salomon Jadassohn (1831 - 1902), "Wie die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen", op. 78 (Fünf Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 3, published 1886 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "Trinkspruch", op. 5 (Acht Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1882 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Liebe (1819 - 1900), "Trinkers Weisheit", op. 105 no. 3, published 1888 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Bodenstedt-Liebe-Album, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Reichelt , "Wie die Nachtigallen", op. 3 no. 4, published 1874 [ vocal quartet for male voices with piano ], from Lieder zum Lobe des Weines und irdischer Glückseligkeit. Ein Cyclus aus den Dichtungen des Mirza-Schaffy für Männerquartett (3--4 fach besetzt) mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Richter (1846 - 1919), "Wenn die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 1, published 1877 [ four-part men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Röntgen (1855 - 1932), "Wie die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen", op. 15 (Neun Lieder aus den Gedichten des Mirza Schaffy von Bodenstedt) no. 9, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Trinklied", op. 31 (Sechs Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Schulz-Weida (1830 - 1872), "Wie die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen", op. 217 no. 8, published 1872 [ low voice and piano? ], from Mirza Schaffy. Trinklieder und Sprüche für 1 tiefere Stimme, no. 8, Berlin, Barth & Fritze [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 94
As the nightingales partake of roses, -- They are clever and know that it is good! – Let us moisten our lips with wine, -- We are clever and know that it is good! -- As the waves of the sea upon the stone cliffs, -- When the stormy sea heaves in fury – May the foaming wine break upon our lips, -- We are clever and know that it is good! -- As a ghostly king, without flesh and bones (ribs), -- For his nature is all perfume and fire – Let it triumphantly enter the rosy gate of our lips, -- We are clever and know that it is good! –
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Translations of title(s):
"Trinkers Weisheit" = "Drinkers' wisdom"
"Trinklied" = "Drinking song"
"Trinkspruch" = "Drinkers' maxim"
"Wie die Nachtigallen" = "As the nightingales"
"Wie die Nachtigallen an den Rosen nippen" = "As the nightingales partake of roses"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Lieder zum Lobe des Weines und irdischer Glückseligkeit, no. 6
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2023-07-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 105