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Nachtigallen schwingen
Lustig ihr Gefieder;
Nachtigallen singen
Ihre alten Lieder.
Und die Blumen alle,
Sie erwachen wieder
Bei dem Klang und Schalle
Aller dieser Lieder.
Und meine Sehnsucht wird zur Nachtigall
Und fliegt in die blühende Welt hinein,
Und fragt bei den Blumen überall:
Wo mag doch mein, mein Blümchen sein?
Und die Nachtigallen
Schwingen ihren Reigen
Unter Laubeshallen
Zwischen Blütenzweigen,
[Vor]1 den Blumen allen --
Aber ich muß schweigen.
Unter ihnen steh' ich
Traurig sinnend still;
Eine [Knospe]2 seh' ich,
Die nicht blühen will.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Buch der Liebe von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, 1836, pages 45-46.
1 Brahms: "von"2 Brahms: "Blume"
Authorship
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836 [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Nachtigallen schwingen", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 6 (1853), published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Kulenkampff (1849 - 1921), "Nachtigallen schwingen lustig ihr Gefieder", op. 9 (Fünf Duette für 2 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1889 [ vocal duet with piano ], Bremen, Meinhardt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Nachtegalen spelen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Nightingales beat", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les rossignols agitent", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 22
Word count: 85
Les rossignols agitent Joyeusement leurs ailes. Les rossignols chantent Leurs anciens chants. Et toutes les fleurs S'éveillent à nouveau Au bruit et au fracas De tous ces chants. Et ma nostalgie devient un rossignol Et vole dans le monde en fleurs, Et demande aux fleurs partout Où est donc ma petite fleur ? Et les rossignols Dansent leur ronde Sous la voûte des feuilles Entre les branches en fleurs ; Parmi toutes les fleurs Pourtant je dois garder le silence, Parmi elles je reste Avec mes pensées tristes en silence : Une fleur que je vois, Qui ne fleurit pas.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), no title, appears in Buch der Liebe, Breslau, bei Georg Philipp Aderholz, first published 1836
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 22
Word count: 100