Le petit oiseau de la forêt | Le petit oiseau de la forêt

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Das Waldvöglein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Das kleine Waldvöglein 
Das fliegt wohl durch die Lande. 
Zur Schönsten fliegt es hin 
Und sitzt am Fensterrande. 

Dort hebt's zu singen an 
Ein Lied von lauter Liebe. 
Die Schöne hört ihm zu, 
Das Herz wird ihr so trübe. 

Sie seufzet tief und schwer, 
Dann bricht sie aus in Klagen: 
Vöglein, schöns Vögelein, 
Du hast von Glück zu sagen. 

Du fliegst nach deiner Lust 
Und suchst dir deine Stätte. 
Ich bin gebunden hier 
Mit einer großen Kette. 

Vermählt seit gestern erst, 
Muß ich's schon heut bereuen; 
Nur wer in Freiheit ist, 
Mag sich des Lebens freuen.

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, pages 142-143.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Das Waldvöglein", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksballaden [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 Theodor Winkelmann , "Das Waldvöglein", subtitle: "Italienische Ballade", op. 15, published 1889 [ high voice and piano ], Stettin: Simon [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The forest birdlet", subtitle: "Italian ballad", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le petit oiseau de la forêt", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Le petit oiseau de la forêt

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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Le petit oiseau de la forêt
Vole dans la campagne.
Il vole vers sa belle
Et se pose au bord de la fenêtre.

Là, il commence à chanter
Un chant de pur amour.
La belle l'écoute
Et son cœur se trouble.

Elle soupire très profondément
Puis éclate en lamentations :
Petit oiseau, beau petit oiseau
Tu dois parler du bonheur.

Tu voles à ta guise
et cherches ta place.
Je suis attachée ici
Avec une grosse chaîne.

Juste mariée depuis hier
Il me faut aujourd'hui le regretter ;
Ce n'est que là où est la liberté
Que l'on a la joie de vivre.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Das Waldvöglein", appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Volksballaden
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