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by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael

Die Bienen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Kaum sind die ersten Blüten da,
sind auch die kleinen Bienen nah.
Sie fliegen herum
mit sum sum sum!

Sie schlüpfen hinein
im Sonnenschein.
Sie saugen den Seim
und tragen ihn heim
in ihr kleines Haus.
Sie leben den Winter in Saus und Braus
von Blumenduft und Sonnenschein:
O dürft ich doch ein Bienchen sein!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Die Bienen", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 57 (1911-2) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les abelles", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The bees", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les abeilles", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Peter Brixius

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

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