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Schwalbenmütterlein! Schwalbenmütterlein! Wie hast du lieb deine Gelbschnäblein! Fliegst niemals aus, Daß du nicht fingest Ein Mückchen zum Schmaus; Fliegst niemals aus, Daß du nicht bringest Deinem Kindlein das Mückchen nach Haus. Schwalbenmütterlein! Schwalbenmütterlein! Wie hast du lieb deine Gelbschnäblein!
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Confirmed with Robert Reinick’s Märchen-, Lieder- und Gedichtenbuch (Gesammelte Dichtungen Reinick’s für die Jugend, zum ertsenmal gesammelt und herausgegeben), Bielefeld und Leipzig: Verlag von Velhagen & Klasing, 1873, page 51
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), no title, appears in Märchen-, Lieder- und Geschichtenbuch, in Der Bauernhof [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 Catharina Baum (d. 1876), "Kinderliedchen", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf deutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Schwalbenmütterlein", op. 142 (Fünf neue Kinderlieder) no. 2 (1915) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Petite mère hirondelle ! Petite mère hirondelle ! Comme tu aimes ta petite nichée aux becs jaunes ! Tu ne t'envoles jamais Sans attraper Un petit moustique pour une fête ; Tu ne t'envoles jamais Sans ramener Pour tes petits le petit moustique au nid. Petite mère hirondelle ! Petite mère hirondelle ! Comme tu aimes ta petite nichée aux becs jaunes !
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Translations of title(s):
"Schwalbenmütterlein" = "Petite mère hirondelle"
"Kinderliedchen" = "Petite chanson enfantine"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), no title, appears in Märchen-, Lieder- und Geschichtenbuch, in Der Bauernhof
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-06
Line count: 10
Word count: 56