Message | Arise and fly, dear little swallow

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by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Botschaft

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Schwinge dich, liebes Schwälbchen,
  Zum alten Giebelhaus,
Wo früh das blonde Gretel
  Verstohlen guckt heraus!
 
Und sag' ihr frohe Kunde,
   Doch sag' es nicht zu laut:
Bald blüht die grüne Myrthe,
   Und Gretel heißt die Braut!

Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, 111. Band (1899), Nro. 2824, page 123

Text Authorship:

by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker, "Botschaft" [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 Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Botschaft", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. [sung text checked 1 time]
by Paul Sakolowski (1872 - 1913), "Botschaft", op. 23 (8 Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Herrn. Seemann Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Message", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2013-08-17
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Message

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Arise and fly, dear little swallow,
  To the old gabled house,
Where, early in the morning, blonde Gretel
  Peeks out surreptitiously!
 
And bring her glad tidings,
  But do not utter them too loudly:
Soon the green myrtle shall bloom,
  And the bride’s name shall be Gretel!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker, "Botschaft"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-11-25
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