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Bleibe hier und singe, Liebe Nachtigall! Dein Gesang erklinge Schmetternd überall. Flur und Waldung lauschet, Alles hört dir zu; Nicht ein Blättchen rauschet, Bleiben all in Ruh. Dich bewundernd schweiget Rings der Vögel Chor, Seinen Höhn entsteiget 's Eichhorn, wird ganz Ohr. Hör' ich recht, so brauset Minder jetzt der Bach, Da hier Stille hauset, Läßt sein Toben nach. Bleibe hier und singe, Liebe Nachtigall! Dein Gesang erklinge Schmetternd überall.
R. Schumann sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5
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Confirmed with Sämmtliche Dichtungen von Elisabeth Kulmann, herausgegeben von Karl Friedrich von Großheinrich, Achte, vermehrte Auflage, Frankfurt am Main: Druck und Verlag von H.L. Brönner, 1857, page 286.
Text Authorship:
- by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Kinderlied an die Nachtigall", appears in Neue Gemäldesammlung in zwanzig Säälen [sic], in Sechster Saal, no. 2 [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 Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "An die Nachtigall", undated MS, version 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leopold Damrosch (1832 - 1885), "An die Nachtigall", undated MS, version 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "An die Nachtigall", op. 37 (Acht Kinderlieder) no. 6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "An die Nachtigall", op. 103 no. 3 (1851), published 1851, stanzas 1-2,4-5 [ duet for 2 sopranos (or soprano and alto) with piano ], from Mädchenlieder (Kulmann Lieder), no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de nachtegaal", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the nightingale", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au rossignol", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-01-23
Line count: 20
Word count: 71
Reste ici et chante, Cher rossignol ! Que ton chant s'entende En roulades tout autour. Champs et forêts prêtent l'oreille, Tous t'écoutent : Pas une feuille ne frémit, Toutes restent immobiles. En admiration devant toi, dans le silence Tombe le chœur des oiseaux aux alentours. De son sommet surgit L'écureuil tout ouïe. Si j'écoute bien, le mugissement Du ruisseau est maintenant moins fort. Maintenant que le silence demeure ici, Sa fureur s'affaiblit. Reste ici et chante, Cher rossignol ! Que ton chant s'entende En roulades tout autour.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Kinderlied an die Nachtigall", appears in Neue Gemäldesammlung in zwanzig Säälen [sic], in Sechster Saal, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 84