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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Nachtigall, die fromme, lebt und webet
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Nachtigall, die fromme, lebt und webet 
  Ewig in der Rose Dienst und Pflicht;
Doch die Rose sendet hart und herbe 
  Dornen ihr in's Herze, bis es bricht.

Und von ihrem Aste sinkt verblutend
  Nachtigall hinunter in den Staub,
Richtet auf die stolze, kalte Blume 
  Matt empor ihr sterbend Aug' und spricht:

„Allzu tief verachtest du mich Arme,
  Allzu sehr verkennst du meinen Werth;
Nicht so ganz entbehr' ich allen Adels,
  Ob mir auch der äußre Schein gebricht.”

„Meine Seele, wiss', ist eine Rose,
  Ganz, wie du, so zart, so schön, so licht;
Schau herab, du allzu Ahnungslose! 
  Kennst du deine Schwesterblume nicht?”

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hafis. Neue Sammlung. Von G. F. Daumer, Verlag von Bauer & Raspe in Nürnberg, 1852, page 34.


Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875), no title, appears in Hafis. Neue Sammlung, in 1. Erstes Buch, no. 27, first published 1852 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ludwig Grünberger (1839 - 1896), "Nachtigall die fromme lebt und webet ewig", op. 18 (Drei Nachtigallenlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Frédéric Louis Ritter (1826 - 1891), "Nachtigall, die fromme", op. 1, Heft 2 no. 8, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], from Hafis. Ein Liederkreis aus dessen Gedichten, no. 8, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-06-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 102

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