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Ein Vöglein wohnt im Laube, Das goldne Eier legt Und eine goldne Haube Auf seinem Scheitel trägt. Die Eilein möcht' ich finden, Auf eine Schnur sie reih'n Und um den Nacken binden Der lieben Trauten mein. Ein Rabe sitzt im Dunkeln Versteckt im tiefsten Forst. Ein Ringlein mit Karfunkeln Verbirgt sein Tannenhorst. Will keiner den Baum mir sagen, Wo ich das Kleinod find'? Am Finger sollt' es tragen Das allerschönste Kind. Zwölf bunte Enten gleiten Über des Weihers Fluth, Darein seit alten Zeiten Eine goldne Krone ruht. Tragt Enten auf dem Rücken Die Krone vor mich hin! Ihr Zackenreif soll schmücken Meine junge Königin.
Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Fünfundzwanzigstes Tausend, Leipzig: Verlag von A.G. Liebeskind, 1890, pages 117-118.
Text Authorship:
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Ein Vöglein wohnt im Laube", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen [author's text checked 2 times 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 Arensen (b. 1855), "Ein Vöglein wohnt im Laube", op. 5 no. 1, published 1893 [ ttbb chorus ], Stuttgart: Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Ein Vöglein wohnt im Laube", op. 40 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 11, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Schiller (flourished 1861-1885), "Ein Vöglein wohnt im Laube", op. 32 (Drei Lieder für hohe Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1885 [ high voice and piano ], Koburg, Schiller [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A bird dwells in the foliage", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 104
A bird dwells in the foliage, A bird that lays golden eggs And wears a golden bonnet Upon its head. I would like to find those little eggs, String them upon a thread And tie them about the neck Of my dear beloved. A raven sits in the dark, Hidden in the deepest forest. His fir-eyrie conceals A little ring with carbuncles on it. Is no one willing to show me the tree Where I can find this treasure? It should be worn upon the finger Of the loveliest child. Twelve colourful ducks glide Over the waters of the weir, In which since olden times A golden crown lies. Ducks, carry upon your backs The crown and place it before me! The pronged circle shall adorn My young queen.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Ein Vöglein wohnt im Laube", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
This text was added to the website: 2022-02-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 129