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Grasemückchen, An dem Brückchen, Trink ein Schlückchen, Fang ein Mückchen, Sing ein Stückchen, Grasemückchen! Alle Brüder Singen Lieder Hin und wieder; Sträub's Gefieder, Sing sie nieder, Alle Brüder! Lade Gäste Auf die Äste! Doch das Beste Ist im Neste; Brauchst zum Feste Keine Gäste. Grasemückchen, Trink ein Schlückchen, Fang ein Mückchen, Gib ein Stückchen Deinen kleinen Grasemückchen!
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Confirmed with Friedrich Rückert, Gesammelte poetische Werke, zweiter Band, Frankfurt am Main: J. D. Sauerländer, 1868, page 478. Appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Haus und Jahr, in Fünfte Reihe: Sommer.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Grasemückchen", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 5. Fünfte Reihe. Sommer [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 Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Grasemückchen", op. 31 (Für Schule und Haus. Acht zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1878 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Leipzig & Zürich: Gebrüder Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Fuchs (1847 - 1927), "Grasemückchen an dem Brückchen", op. 65 (Drei Gesänge für vierstimmigen Frauenchor mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1900 [ four-part women's chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Robitschek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Grasemückchen an den Brückchen", op. 113 no. 6, published 1842 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Frühlingsliebe von Fr. Rückert für Sopran oder Tenor, no. 6, Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 57
Little warbler At the little bridge, Drink a drop, Catch a mosquito, Sing a little piece, Little warbler! All your brethren Sing songs Here and there; Ruffle up your feathers, Drown them out, All [your] brethren! Invite guests Onto the branches! But the best things Are in the nest; For a celebration there You need no guests. Little warbler Drink a drop, Catch a mosquito, Give a piece of it To your little [Baby] warblers!
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Translations of titles:
"Grasemückchen" = "Little warbler"
"Grasemückchen an dem Brückchen" = "Little warbler at the little bridge"
"Grasemückchen an den Brückchen" = "Little warbler at the little bridges"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2025 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), "Grasemückchen", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 4. Haus und Jahr, in 5. Fünfte Reihe. Sommer
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 75