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Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm den Flug zum Garten hin, da gab es Obst genug. Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär, ich säumte nicht, ich täte so wie der. Leimruten-Arglist lauert an dem Ort; der arme Vogel konnte nicht mehr fort. Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär, ich säumte doch, ich täte nicht wie der. Der Vogel kam in eine schöne Hand, da tat es ihm, dem Glücklichen, nicht and. Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär, ich säumte nicht, ich täte doch wie der.
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- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), no title, op. 52 no. 6 (1869), from Liebesliederwalzer, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Fischhof (1856 - 1918), "Wenn ich ein kleiner Vogel wär'", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Fátima Fonte.
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- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "A small, pretty bird", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un joli petit oiseau", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 87
Un joli petit oiseau Prit son envol Vers le jardin Bien garni de fruits. Si j'étais un joli Petit oiseau, Je ne traînerais pas, Je ferais comme lui. Un perfide gluau À cet endroit le guette ; Le pauvre oiseau Ne peux s'en dégager. Si j'étais un joli Petit oiseau, J'attendrais bien, Je ne ferais pas comme lui. L'oiseau vint Sur une jolie main Qui ne le captura pas, Le chanceux. Si j'étais un joli Petit oiseau, Je ne tarderais pas, Je ferais comme lui.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) 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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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 84