Nachtigall, ich hör dich singen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE FRE
Nachtigall, ich hör dich singen,
Das Herz möcht' mir im Leib zerspringen,
Komme doch und sag mir bald,
Wie ich mich verhalten soll.
Nachtigall, ich seh dich laufen,
An dem Bächlein tust du saufen,
Du tunkst dein klein Schnäblein ein,
Meinst, es wär' der beste Wein.
Nachtigall, wo ist gut wohnen?
Auf den Linden, in den Kronen,
Bei der schön' Frau Nachtigall:
Grüß mein Schätzchen tausendmal!
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Achim von Arnims Werke, ausgewählt und herausgegeben von Reinhold Steig, Dritter Band, Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1911, page 304
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Magnus Böhme (1827 - 1898), "Nachtigall ich hör' dich singen", published 1885 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Alte Lieder aus Volksmund für Männerchor gesetzt, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ilse Fromm-Michaels (1888 - 1986), "Frau Nachtigall", op. 9 no. 1 (1921?) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henriette Müller Marion (1845 - 1921), "Frau Nachtigall", op. 4 no. 4, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Aus des Knaben Wunderhorn. Vier alte deutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Köln, Schloss [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Reiser , "Die Nachtigall", op. 41 (Zweite Serie der Männerchöre im Volkston) no. 3, published 1878 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Köln, P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Frau Nachtigall", op. 19 (5 Lieder) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erich J. Wolff (1874 - 1913), "Frau Nachtigall", op. 9 (Sechs Gedichte aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn") no. 2, published 1907 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Zipp (1914 - 1997), "Frau Nachtigall", op. 5 (Wunderhorn Lieder) no. 8 (1935-6) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Madame Nightingale", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Madame rossignol", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Madame Rossignol", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 66
Madame Nightingale
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Nightingale, I hear you singing,
My heart is about to burst in my body;
Oh come and tell me soon
How I should behave.
Nightingale, I see you running,
At the streamlet you are drinking,
You dip your little beak into [the water],
Deeming it to be the best wine.
Nightingale, where can one live happily?
Upon the linden trees, in the tree-tops,
With the beautiful Madame Nightingale:
Greet my darling a thousand times!
Text Authorship:
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Line count: 12
Word count: 74