Die Nachtigall sie war entfernt | Die Nachtigall, sie war entfernt

Translation Singable translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Τὸ ἀηδονάκι ποῦ ’λειπε

Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)

Τὸ ἀηδονάκι ποῦ ’λειπε, 
κ’ ἦτον ξενιτευμένον,
Ἦρθε τὸν ἦχον νὰ εἰπῇ, 
ποῦ ἦτον μαθεμένον.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) , no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 3 DUT ENG GRE ITA ; composed by Heinrich , Freiherr von Herzogenberg, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

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Die Nachtigall, sie war entfernt

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG GRE ITA

Die Nachtigall, sie war entfernt,
Der Frühling lockt sie wieder;
Was neues hat sie nicht gelernt,
Singt alte, liebe Lieder.

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Singable translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Einzelne, no. 3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , no title
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Die Nachtigall sie war entfernt", op. 79 (Fünf Canons für 3 Solo-St. (oder Chor) mit oder ohne Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1894 [ vocal trio or three-part chorus a cappella or with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Die Nachtigall", op. 59 no. 4 (1843) [ chorus ], from Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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