Räuberlied

Hinter Büschen, hinterm Laub,
sitzt der Vogel, lauscht der Raub,
Nur der Adler schwingt die Flügel, 
über Berge, über Hügel,
und der hung're Geier stiehlt
frei am Tage, ohne Schild;
alle andern lauschen spähn
mit den Füchsen, auf den Zeh'n!

Brechen vor und fallen her,
unerwartet, ungefähr.
Selbst der Löwe und der Tiger,
die gebor'nen edlen Sieger,
brauchen Kniffe, sind gewandt
und nicht einmal noch gerannt,
wenn's gezischelt in der Näh',
wie die Schlange auf der Späh'!

Translation(s): DUT

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Submitted by Dr. Bernhard von Linstow

Authorship

• by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [ author's text not yet checked 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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Räuberlied", D. 435 no. 13. [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

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

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Roverslied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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