by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874)
Translation by Josef Štýbr (1864 - 1938)
Kdyby ten slavíček
Language: Czech (Čeština)
Kdyby ten slavíček s svou družkou přebýval, on by tak žalostně o lásce nezpíval. Kdyby to srdéčko s Tebou noc probdělo však by tak bolestně v těch ňadrech neznělo.
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- by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 8 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- ENG English (Josef Štýbr) , first published 1920
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-08
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Word count: 29
If that poor nightingale
Language: English after the Czech (Čeština)
If that poor nightingale Lived always with her mate, Her love songs would not sound So sad and desolate. If that poor heart but would With Thee wake through the night, Instead of pain it would Resound with sweet delight.
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Text Authorship:
- by Josef Štýbr (1864 - 1938), first published 1920 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 8
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 40