Sehnsucht nach der Nachtigall

Ich will den Frühlingswind, o Nachtigall,
Mit weichen Blumendüften zu dir senden,
Damit sie dir den Weg herüberweisen
In unsre Flur, -- wir warten schon so lang!

by Hans Bethge (1876-1946) , "Sehnsucht nach der Nachtigall", from Japanischer Frühling, published 1918

a text in Japanese by Ki no Tomonori (c845-c905) [text unavailable]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Maria Bach (1896-1978) , "Sehnsucht nach der Nachtigall", published 193-? [high voice and piano], from Japanischer Frühling : nach altjapanischen Dichtungen, no. 4, Wien : L. Doblinger

Date added to the website: 2009-10-25.

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