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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vöglein, nun hebet an
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Vöglein, nun hebet an 
Lustig im grünen Tann! 
  Das Veil im Grund 
  Kann blühn zur Stund, 
Kann blühn, kann blühn zur Stund!

  Vöglein, wie schön, wie schön
Schimmern und glühn die Höhn! 
  Wie blitzt so hell 
  Der Bach zur Stell, 
So hell, so hell zur Stell!

  Vöglein, heraus, heraus!
Weg ist das Winters Graus!
  Von Herzensgrund 
  Singt fort all Stund! 
Singt fort, singt fort all Stund!

Confirmed with Neue Lieder von Friedrich Oser (1874-1884), Basel: Verlag von M. Bernheim, 1885, page 18.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Vöglein, nun hebet an! ", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 19 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Vöglein, nun hebet an", op. 575 (Sechs leichte zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt (auch im Chor zu singen) mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1881 [ SA chorus or vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-10-05
Line count: 15
Word count: 67

Birdlets, now strike up
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
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  Birdlets, now strike up
Merrily in the green pine forest!
  The violet in the vale
  Can bloom thenceforth,
Can bloom, can bloom thenceforth! 

  Birdlets, how beautifully, how beautifully
The heights shimmer and glow!
  How brightly sparkles 
  The brook at this spot,
So brightly, so brightly at this spot!

  Birdlets, come out, come out!
The horrors of winter are past!
  Sing on at all hours
  From the depths of your hearts!
Sing on, sing on at all hours!

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Translations of titles:
"Vöglein, nun hebet an" = "Birdlets, now strike up"
"Vöglein, nun hebet an! " = "Birdlets, now strike up!"


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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Vöglein, nun hebet an! ", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 19
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 78

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