Ach wie tönt dein süsser Schall
Mir in’s Herz o Nachtigall!
Keiner will dich recht verstehn;
Möchtest wol [sic] vor Leid vergehn?
Mir auch ist in warmer Nacht
Banger Liebesschmerz erwacht!
Singe, singe Nachtigall
Deiner Wehmuth lauten Schall!
Auf dem engen Erdenraum
Ist doch alles nur ein Traum.

Note: the Bürgel score gives the poet as "Dr. W. Viol"

Text Authorship:

• possibly by Friedrich Wilhelm Viol (1817 - 1874) [author's text not yet checked 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 Konstantin Bürgel (1837 - 1909), "Ach wie tönt dein süsser Schall", op. 26 (Vier Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte ) no. 2, published 1875 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Nürnberg, Schmid [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ah, how your sweet sound penetrates", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

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