by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
Translation Singable translation by J. A. Homan
Ein Vöglein singt im Wald
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein Vöglein singt im [Wald]1, Singt Lieb' und Leiden, Ich weine [für]2 mich hin - Du willst ja scheiden. Viel Rosen blühen roth, Ich pflücke keine - Brauch weder Schmuck noch Zier, So ganz alleine. Hab' dich so lieb gehabt Und willst doch wandern, Suchst nun dein' Fröhlichkeit, Dein Glück bei Andern.
M. von Kehler sets stanzas 1, 2
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Leipzig: Verlag von A.G. Liebeskind, 1898, page 117.
1 von Kehler: "Walde"2 Kahn: "vor"
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Volkslied", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Vermischte Gedichte, no. 28 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Volkslied", op. 80 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1904 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Gast (1854 - 1918), "Ein Vöglein singt im Wald", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1900 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Volkslied", op. 47 (Neun Lieder im Volkston) no. 2, published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston: moderne Volkslieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Ein Vöglein singt im Wald", op. 31 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3a, published 1900 [ medium voice with piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag, in Zwei Lieder im Volkston [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Volkslied", op. 17 (Lieder-Album. 12 Dichtungen für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1899, stanzas 1,2 [ medium voice and piano ], Kassel, Kuprions Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Lubrich, Jr. (1888 - 1971), "Volkslied", op. 11a, published 1916 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Messner , "Volkslied", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Mittelstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1901 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mathieu Neumann (1867 - 1928), "Volkslied", op. 80 (Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1906-1913 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Volkslied", op. 37 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 2 (1899), published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], München, Aibl Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julie Schnitzler , "Volkslied" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 3, Cöln am Rhein : Verlag Tischer & Jagenberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Ein Vöglein singt im Wald", WoO. 23 (1906) [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "Ein Vöglein singt im Wald", op. 33 (Fünf volkstümliche Lieder) no. 3, published 1904 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948), "Volkslied", published 1903 [ voice and piano ], in the collection Im Volkston II. Sammlung: moderne Preislieder komponiert für Die Woche, Druck und Verlag von August Scherl G.m.b.H. Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (August Matthijs) , "Een Voglijn zingt in 't Woud"
- ENG English [singable] (J. A. Homan) , "A bird in the wood"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un oiseau chante dans la forêt", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 53
A bird in the wood
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A bird sings in the wood Of love and sorrow; I weep in lonely mood, Thou wilt forsake me! Red roses blossom there, Not one I gather; No flowers can I wear So sad and lonely! My love is but for thee, And still wilt wander? How couldst thou happy be With others yonder?
From the Van der Stucken score.
Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by J. A. Homan , "A bird in the wood" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Volkslied", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Vermischte Gedichte, no. 28
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 54