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by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870)

Wie schmetterlinge flink und leicht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie schmetterlinge flink und leicht                     
Um junge frische Rosen,
So spielen um den kleinen Mund 
Die Worte Dir, die losen. 

Das bunte Völkchen flattert mir 
Frohlockend nach dem Herzen, 
Und aus dem Rosenkelch erblüht 
Ein Kelch mir süßer Schmerzen:  

O könnt' ich doch in stiller Stund' 
An diesen Röslein hangen, 
Und lachend mir das lose Heer 
Der Schmetterlinge fangen: 

Ich wollte selbst ein Schmetterling 
Ins tiefe Herz Dir tauchen, 
Und in dem Meer der Seligkeit 
Die Seele dann verhauchen!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Adolf Böttger, Gedichte, dritte vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: Otto Klemm, 1847, page 34. Appears in Frühlingsmelodieen.


Text Authorship:

  • by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Wie Schmetterlinge", appears in Gedichte, in Frühlingsmelodieen [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 (Adolf) Emil Büchner (1826 - 1908), "Wie Schmetterlinge flink und leicht", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873), "Wie Schmetterlinge flink und leicht", op. 26 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Dávid Popper (1843 - 1913), "Wie Schmetterlinge", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch- und Musikhandlung [sung text not yet checked]

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