Botschaft

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!

Translation(s): ENG

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

Authorship

• by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker, "Botschaft" [ author's text checked 1 time]

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, Schuberth jun. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

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

Text added to the website: 2013-08-17.
Last modified: 2019-01-02 11:07:51
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Message

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"
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Berta Bock. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2016-11-25.
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