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by Theodor Souchay (1833 - 1903)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Des Edelfalk sein Töchterlein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Des Edelfalk sein Töchterlein
Saß hoch auf grüner Linde,
In Thale sang Frau Nachtigall
Das Lied vom "Grafenkinde":

"Viel Freier kamen von nah und fern,
"Doch keinem war es gewogen,
"Es wollte den jungen König han,
"Der kam aus dem Krieg gezogen . . ."

Des Falken schmuckes Töchterlein
Die Neugier plagt' ein wenig,
Drum flog es hin zur Nachtigall
Und frug: "Wie wird's mit dem König?"

Die sprach: "Mein Kind, wenn du warten kannst,
"Will ich dir's einmal sagen,
"Doch während ich dichte, darfst du mich nicht
"Plagen mit allerlei Fragen."

Des Falken holdes Töchterlein
Flog wieder hinauf zur Linde,--
Es wartet noch heut, daß Frau Nachtigall
Das Ende vom Liede finde.

Confirmed with Theodor Souchay, Frisch vom Herzen! Lieder und Dichtungen , Stuttgart: Druck und Verlag von Greiner & Pfeiffer, 1886, page 128.

Text Authorship:

by Theodor Souchay (1833 - 1903), "Des Edelfalk sein Töchterlein", appears in Frisch vom Herzen! Lieder und Dichtungen, in 4. Romanzero [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 Arnold Krug (1849 - 1904), "Des Edelfalk sein Töchterlein", op. 45 (Vier Duette für 2 weiblichen Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Leipzig, R. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
by Rudolf Winkler , "Des Edelfalk sein Töchterlein", op. 33, published 1894 [ ttbb chorus ], Stuttgart: Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The noble falcon's little daughter", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The noble falcon's little daughter

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The noble falcon's little daughter
Sat high upon the green linden tree,
In the valley the nightingale sang
The song about the "Child of the Count":

"Many suitors came from near and far,
"But she was not favourably disposed to any of them,
"She wanted the young king
"Who came back from the war . . ." 

The falcon's pretty little daughter
Was a little plagued by curiosity,
Therefore she flew to the nightingale
And asked: "How shall things turn out with king? "

The nightingale said: "My child, if you can wait,
"I shall tell you sometime,
"But while I am composing, you must not
"Plague me with all kinds of questions."

The noble falcon's little daughter
Flew back up to the linden tree again,--
To this day she is still waiting for the nightingale
To find the end of the song.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Theodor Souchay (1833 - 1903), "Des Edelfalk sein Töchterlein", appears in Frisch vom Herzen! Lieder und Dichtungen, in 4. Romanzero
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-20
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Word count: 143