One swallow doesn't make a summer | One swallow doesn't make a summer, one drop isn't a stream

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by Gustav Seuffer

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann, Malcolm Wren

Oi' Schwalb' macht koi'n Sommer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Oi' Schwalb' macht koi'n Sommer, oi' Tröpfle koi'n Bach,
oi' Feder koi' Vogel, oi' Ziegel koi' Dach.
Oi' Baum macht koin' Wald net, oi' Schöpple koin' Brand,
oi' Donner koi G'witter, oi' Finger koi' Hand.
Oi' Wort macht koi' Predigt, oi' Kärtle koi' Spiel,
aber oi' Kuss vom Schätzle, o! oi' Kuss macht viel!

Text Authorship:

by Gustav Seuffer [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 Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Oi' Schwalb' macht koi'n Sommer" [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) (Malcolm Wren) , title 1: "One swallow doesn't make a summer", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-03-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 54

One swallow doesn't make a summer

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

One swallow doesn't make a summer, one drop isn't a stream,
one feather isn't a bird, one tile is no roof.
One tree doesn't make a forest, one small drink doesn't lead to a hangover,
one clap of thunder isn't a storm, one finger doesn't make a hand.
One word doesn't make a sermon, one card doesn't mean a game,
but one kiss from my little treasure, o, one kiss means a lot!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Gustav Seuffer
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 73