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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Ich hatt' ein Vöglein, ach wie fein!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Ich hatt' ein Vöglein, ach wie fein!
Kein schöners mag wohl nimmer sein:

Hätt' auf der Brust ein Herzlein rot,
Und sung und sung sich schier zu Tod.

Herzvogel mein, du Vogel schön,
Nun sollst du mit zu Markte gehn! -

Und als ich in das Städtlein kam,
Er saß auf meiner Achsel zahm;

Und als ich ging am Haus vorbei
Des Knaben, dem ich brach die Treu',

Der Knab' just aus dem Fenster sah,
Mit seinem Finger schnalzt er da:

Wie horchet gleich mein Vogel auf!
Zum Knaben fliegt er husch! hinauf;

Der koset ihn so lieb und hold,
Ich wußt' nicht, was ich machen sollt',

Und stund, im Herzen so erschreckt,
Mit Händen mein Gesichte deckt',

Und schlich davon und weinet' sehr,
Ich hört' ihn rufen hinterher:

"Du falsche Maid, behüt' dich Gott,
Ich hab' doch wieder mein Herzlein rot!"

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•   H. Distler •   H. Distler •   H. Wolf 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Suschens Vogel" [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 Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942), "Suschens Vogel", op. 19 (Mörike-Chorliederbuch), Heft 1 no. 8 (1939) [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hugo Distler (1908 - 1942), "Suschens Vogel", op. 19 (Mörike-Chorliederbuch), Heft 1 no. 16 (1939) [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Das Vöglein", op. 26 ([Acht] Lieder und Romanzen für vierstimmigen Frauenchor a capella, oder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1879 [ four-part women's chorus a cappella (or with piano) ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878), "Das Vöglein", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder und Romanzen für zwei Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ vocal duet for 2 female voices with piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
  • by August Püringer , "Suschen's Vogel", op. 4 (3 Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wolfgang Ulrich (1924 - 1995), "Sus'chen" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Suschens Vogel", 1880 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 22
Word count: 141

Tenia un ocellet, oh, tan bonic!
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
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Tenia un ocellet, oh, tan bonic!
No n'hi podia haver cap de més formós:

portava un petit cor vermell al pit,
i cantava i cantava fins a quasi morir.

Ocellet meu, estimat, tu ocell formós,
ara vindràs amb mi al mercat! —

I quan vaig entrar al poblet,
es va asseure dòcilment a meva espatlla;

i mentre passava per davant de la casa
del noi al qual havia estat infidel,

el noi, que just mirava per la finestra,
va fer petar els seus dits:

com ho va sentir el meu ocellet!
Va volar cap al noi en un tres i no res;

ell el va acariciar amb tanta tendresa i dolçor,
que jo no sabia què fer,

i em vaig quedar allà, esporuguida,
cobrint-me la cara amb les mans,

i em vaig allunyar a poc a poc, plorant amargament,
i el vaig sentir cridar darrere meu:

«Noia infidel, que Déu et protegeixi,
ara torno a tenir el meu petit cor vermell!»

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Translations of titles:
"Das Vöglein" = "L'ocellet"
"Sus'chen" = "Sus'chen"
"Suschen's Vogel" = "L'ocell de Suschen"
"Suschens Vogel" = "L'ocell de Suschen"


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.


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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Suschens Vogel"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-24
Line count: 22
Word count: 161

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