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Vöglein, einsam in dem Bauer, Herzchen, einsam in der Brust, Beide haben große Trauer Um die süße Frühlingslust. Um das Wandern, um das Fliegen In dem Thal von Zweig zu Zweig, Um das Wiegen, um das Schmiegen An die Liebste warm und weich. Vöglein[,] singe deine Klagen, Bis die kleine Brust zerspringt, Herz, mein Herz, auch du wirst schlagen, Bis dein letzter Ton verklingt.
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Confirmed with Die Sängerfahrt. Eine Neujahrsgabe für Freunde der Dichtkunst und Mahlerey, gesammelt vom Friedrich Förste, Berlin: in der Maurerschen Buchhandlung, 1818, page 109.
Authorship:
- by (Gottlob Ferdinand) Max(imilian) Gottfried von Schenkendorf (1783 - 1817), "Die gefangenen Sänger", written 1816 [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 Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Gefangner Sänger", op. 2 (Sechs 4 stimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt) no. 3 [ vocal quartet (sopranos and altos) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francesco Berger (1834 - 1933), "Der gefangene Sänger", op. 20 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1859 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Henkel (1822 - 1899), "Die gefangenen Sänger ", alternate title: "Einsam Herz", op. 41 (Zwölf Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 10 (1898) [ soprano or tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die gefangenen Sänger", published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Die gefangenen Sänger", op. 97 (10 Lieder für Männerchor) no. 7 (1853-63), published 1865 [ men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Die gefangenen Sänger", op. 47 no. 1 (1816) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
Birdling, solitary in the cage, Little heart, solitary in the breast, Both grieve greatly For the sweet rapture of spring. [Grieve for] the wandering, for the flying In the valley from branch to branch, [Grieve for] the swaying against, the nestling up to The beloved, warmly and softly. Birdling, sing your laments Until your little bosom bursts; Heart, my heart, you too shall beat Until your last sound has faded away.
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Translated titles:"Gefangner Sänger" = "Imprisoned singers"
"Die gefangenen Sänger" = "The imprisoned singers"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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 (Gottlob Ferdinand) Max(imilian) Gottfried von Schenkendorf (1783 - 1817), "Die gefangenen Sänger", written 1816
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 71