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Glühend sticht der Strahl der Sonne. Schweigen herrscht im weiten All, nicht ein leises Lüftchen reget sich; -- dennoch singt die Nachtigall. Immer droh'nder türmt am Himmel sich empor ein grauer Wall. Schwüle drückt die Blumen nieder; -- dennoch singt die Nachtigall. Brausend kommt der Sturm geflogen, wirbelt sich den Staub zum Ball, wirft ihn heulend in die Lüfte; -- dennoch singt die Nachtigall. Aus dem dunkeln Schoß der Wolke zuckt der Blitz, im Widerhall rollt der Donner durch die Berge; -- dennoch singt die Nachtigall.
Authorship:
- by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Sándor Petőfi (1823 - 1849), written 1846
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Dennoch singt die Nachtigall", op. 170 no. 5 (1892), published 1892 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from In Sturm und Frieden, no. 5, Hamburg, Rahter [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nevertheless the nightingale sings", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Earl Rosenbaum
This text was added to the website: 2012-06-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 82
Burningly the sunbeam stings. Silence reigns in the wide expanse, Not a quiet breeze is moving; -- Nevertheless the nightingale sings. Ever more threateningly in the sky A grey bank [of clouds] piles up. Sultriness presses down the flowers; -- Nevertheless the nightingale sings. The storm comes aflying with a roar, It whirls the dust into a ball to play with, With a howl, it throws [the ball] into the winds; -- Nevertheless the nightingale sings. From the dark interior of the cloud Lightening streaks, in echo Thunder rolls through the mountains; -- Nevertheless the nightingale sings.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896)
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Sándor Petőfi (1823 - 1849), written 1846
This text was added to the website: 2013-10-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 93