by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
Translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)
Shall I sing?" says the Lark
Language: English
"Shall I sing?" says the Lark, "Shall I bloom?" says the Flower; "Shall I come?" says the Sun, "Or shall I?" says the Shower. Sing your song, pretty Bird, Roses, bloom for an hour; Shine on, dearest Sun, Go away, naughty Shower!
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Confirmed with Under the Window. Pictures & Rhymes for Children by Kate Greenaway, London and New York, Frederick Warne & Co., page 43.
Authorship:
- by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) ; composed by Ernst Frank.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-30
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Word count: 42
Soll ich singen?
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Soll ich singen? spricht das Vöglein, soll ich blühen? spricht das Blümlein, soll ich scheinen? spricht die Sonne, soll ich regnen? spricht die Wolke. Sing' mir vor, o liebes Vöglein, blüh' und dufte, liebes Veilchen, scheine hell, o liebe Sonne, fliege fort, du böse Wolke. Und das Vöglein sang so helle, und das Blümlein blühte wonnig, und die Sonne schien so golden, und die Wolke zog vorüber. Frühling, Frühling ist es worden, wie ist's schön nun auf der Erden. Vöglein, Blümlein, Sonne, Wolke, alle, alle seid bedanket!
Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Soll ich singen?", op. 14 no. 4, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 87