by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947)
Finkenfang
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Es singt den lieben langen Tag Mir selig durch den Sinn, Wie frühlingsfroher Finkenschlag, Wo immer ich auch bin. Und löst in lauter Melodie Das schicksalschwere Sein . . . O daß mir nicht das Lied entflieh'-- Die Finken fang ich ein!
Text Authorship:
- by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947), "Finkenfang", appears in Fink und Nachtigall: Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, in Frühlingsstrophe, Ravensburg, Verlag von Friedrich Alber, first published 1908 [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 Max Springer (1877 - 1954), "Finkenfang", op. 15 no. 4 [ voice and piano ], from Fink und Nachtigall. 7 Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, no. 4, Regensburg, Alfred Coppenrath's Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Capturing finches", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-05-20
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