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Vögelein munter Singen so schön, Laßt mich hinunter Spazierengehn! »Nacht ist's ja draußen; 's war nur der Sturm, Den du hörst sausen Droben vom Turm.« Liebchen im Garten Seh ich dort stehn, Lang mußt sie warten, O laßt mich gehn. »Still nur, der blasse Tod ist's, der sacht Dort durch die Gasse Schleicht in der Nacht.« Wie mir ergraute, Bleiches Gesicht! Gebt mir die Laute, Mir wird so licht! »Was willst du singen In tiefster Not? Lenz, Lust vergingen, Liebchen ist tot!« - Laßt mich, Gespenster, Lied, riegl auf die Gruft! Öffnet die Fenster, Luft, frische freie Luft!
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kranke" [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 Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Der Kranke", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Der Kranke", op. 38 ([Neun] Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1883 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El malalt", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 28
Word count: 97
Ocellets alegres, canten tan formosament, deixeu-me anar allà baix a fer un passeig! «A fora ja és de nit; només era la tempesta, la que sents udolar allà dalt, a la torre.» La meva estimada al jardí la veig allà dreta, deu ser que fa molt de temps que espera, oh, deixeu-m’hi anar. «Calleu, és l’esblaimada Mort que, a la callada, s’esquitlla a la nit pel carreró.» Que vell m’he tornat, la cara tan pàl·lida! Dóna'm el llaüt, em sento tan lúcid! «Què vols cantar en plena fretura? La primavera, l'alegria, s'han esvaït, l’estimada és morta!» – Deixeu-me, fantasmes, cançó, tanca el sepulcre! Obriu les finestres, aire, aire fresc i lliure!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Kranke"
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-01
Line count: 28
Word count: 111