by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887)
Nun der Gott mir günstig nicket
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Nun der Gott mir günstig nicket, Soll ich schweigen wie ein Stummer, Ich, der, als ich unbeglücket, Soviel sang von meinem Kummer, Daß mir tausend arme Jungen Gar verzweifelt nachgedichtet, Und das Leid, das ich besungen, Noch viel Schlimmres angerichtet! O, ihr Nachtigallenchöre, Die ich trage in der Seele, Daß man eure Wonne höre, Jubelt auf mit voller Kehle!
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Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, 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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Nun der Gott mir günstig nicket", 2006, published 2006 [ baritone and piano ], from Angélique, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Don Forsythe (1932 - 2015), "Nun der Gott mir günstig nicket", 2007 [ high voice and piano ], from Verschiedene : vol. 1, Seraphine-Hortense, no. 16 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emma Lazarus) , appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Maintenant que le ciel m'accorde ses faveurs", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 59
Now that heaven smiles in favor
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Now that heaven smiles in favor, Like a mute shall I still languish, -- I, who when unhappy, ever Sang so much about mine anguish? Till a thousand striplings haunted By despair, my notes re-fluted, And unto the woe I chanted. Greater evils still imputed. O the nightingales' sweet choir, That my bosom holds in capture, Lift your joyous voices higher, Let the whole world hear your rapture!
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887), appears in Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine, first published 1881 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Verschiedene, in Angélique, no. 1
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 67