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Die Nachtigallen
Staff Notation • Sacred, Sacred songs
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Die Nachtigallen by Johann Kaspar Aiblinger — Lyrics
1. Die Nachtigallen singen,
der Mai ist froh erwacht;
drum wollen wir dir bringen,
was uns der Mai gebracht,
und hier zu deinen Füßen
mit Blumen dich begrüßen,
Maria! Maria! o Maria!
2. O Jungfrau! Dein Erbarmen
verschmäht die Blumen nicht,
die dir die Hand des Armen
zum Kranze liebend flicht.
Du hörst den Ruf der Schmerzen,
drum rufen wir von Herzen:
Maria! Maria! o Maria!
3. Wir bringen dir die Blüten
für unser Herz als Pfand,
o wolle uns behüten
mit treuer Mutterhand,
dass wir in deinem Schoße
erblühen gleich der Rose,
Maria! Maria! o Maria!
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About Die Nachtigallen
This devotional piece for two-part female voices imagines the arrival of May, a time of joyful awakening. The text paints a scene of spring flowers being offered to the Virgin Mary. The singers, presenting these blossoms, are invited to ask for her intercession, likening their prayers to the flowers they offer. The composer, Johann Kaspar Aiblinger, sets this German sacred text, which continues to invoke Mary as a gardener in God's own garden, imploring her maternal protection against the dangers of the world. The music aims to capture the freshness of spring and the tender plea of the text.
