Mon petit oiseau | Mon petit oiseau, où voles‑tu

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by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Min lille Fugl, hvor flyver Du

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

Min lille Fugl, hvor flyver Du,
Imellem grønne Grene?
Ak, mon jeg rinder dig i Hu?
Mit Hjerte briste vil itu! --
-- O Gud, hvor jeg dog er ene!

Du sagde, at Du var mig god;
Ja, godt mig Alle mene,
Men hvis Du ret min Sorg forstod,
Du kom, Du sang mig Sjæle-Mod;
Da sad jeg ikke alene.

Min lille Fugl, Du kommer ej
Fra dine grønne Grene;
Jeg stille vandre maa min Vej; --
Ak, ingen elsker Dig som jeg!
-- O Gud, hvor jeg [dog er]¹ ene!

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¹ Gade : "er dog"

Text Authorship:

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Min lille Fugl, hvor flyver du?", written 1843, first published 1844 [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 Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Min lille Fugl", alternate title: "Romanze" [ voice and piano ], from Tre digte af H. C. Andersen, no. 1, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Min lille Fugl", EG 126 (1865), published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Min lille Fugl, hvor flyver Du", FS. 78 no. 33, published 1917 [ voice and piano ], from En Snes danske Viser (1917), no. 33, Leipzig & København, Wilhelm Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Mein Vögelchen" ; composed by Niels Wilhelm Gade.

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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 88

Mon petit oiseau

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Mon petit oiseau, où voles‑tu
Parmi ces vertes branches ?
Hélas, est‑ce que je me souviens de toi ?
Mon cœur va se briser !
Ô  Dieu, combien je suis seul !

Tu disais que tu étais bon pour moi ;
Oui, c'est bien ce que tu prétendais,
Mais tu compris bien mon chagrin,
Tu vins, ton chant me donna du cœur à l'âme ;
Alors, je n'étais plus assis seul !

Mon petit oiseau, tu ne viens pas
De tes vertes branches ;
Silencieux, je vais sur mon chemin ;
Hélas, personne ne t'aime comme moi !
Ô  Dieu, combien je suis seul !

Text Authorship:

Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Min lille Fugl, hvor flyver du?", written 1843, first published 1844
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-03
Line count: 15
Word count: 94