Die freien Sänger

Vöglein hüpfet in dem Haine,
[Herzchen]1 hüpfet in der Brust.
Bei [des Frühroth's [sic] erstem Scheine]2
Sind sie wach [voll]3 Lieb' und Lust.

[Denn]4 ein [frohes, freies]5 Leben,
Freier Flug und freier Sang
Ward den Liebenden gegeben,
Und sie zieh'n die [Welt entlang]6.

Vöglein über Thal und Hügel
Findet bei der Liebsten Ruh,
Auf! mein Herz, auch deine Flügel
Tragen dich dem Himmel zu.

Translation(s): DUT ENG

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Found in Die Sängerfahrt. Eine Neujahrsgabe für Freunde der Dichtkunst und Mahlerey. Gesammelt von Friedrich Förster. Berlin: in der Maurerschen Buchhandlung, 1818, pages 109-110.

Note: misattributed on the Lang score to von Seckendorf.
¹ Lang: "Vöglein"
² Lang: "dem ersten Morgenscheine"
³ Lang: "in"
⁴ The Lang score has a typo ("Dem")
⁵ Lang: "freies, frohes"
⁶ The Lang score has another typo ("Welten lang")

Submitted by Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791 - 1868), "Die freien Sänger" [ author's text checked 1 time]
• sometimes misattributed to Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785)

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 Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die freien Sänger", published 1843 [voice and piano], Wien, Mechetti [ sung text not verified ]
• by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Die freien Sänger", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2, published 1838 [voice and piano], München, Joseph Aibl [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Die freien Sänger", op. 47 no. 2 (1816). [ sung text not verified ]

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

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De vrije zangers", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The unfettered singers", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2006-11-15.
Last modified: 2015-07-28 12:36:20
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