The unfettered singers | Little bird hops in the grove

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by Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791 - 1868) and sometimes misattributed to Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die freien Sänger

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG

Vöglein hüpfet in dem Haine,
Herzchen hüpfet in der Brust.
Bei des Frühroth's erstem Scheine
Sind sie wach voll Lieb' und Lust.

Denn ein frohes, freies Leben,
Freier Flug und freier Sang
Ward den Liebenden gegeben,
Und sie zieh'n die Welt entlang.

Vöglein über Thal und Hügel
Findet bei der Liebsten Ruh,
Auf! mein Herz, auch deine Flügel
Tragen dich dem Himmel zu.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang • W. Volckmar

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Confirmed with: Die Sängerfahrt. Eine Neujahrsgabe für Freunde der Dichtkunst und Mahlerey. Gesammelt von Friedrich Förster. Berlin: in der Maurerschen Buchhandlung, 1818, pages 109-110. Note: [sic] for stanza 1, line 3, word 3.

Notes to the Lang score: this text is misattributed to von Seckendorf. Also, the following typos have been corrected above: stanza 2 line 1 ("Dem" instead od "Denn") and stanza 2 line 4 (("Welten lang" instead of "Welt entlang").

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791 - 1868), "Die freien Sänger" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
sometimes misattributed to Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785)

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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

The unfettered singers

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Little bird hops in the grove,
Little heart hops in my breast.
At the first red glow of dawn,
They awaken full of love and joy.

For a joyous, free life,
Unfettered flight and unfettered song,
Has been given to the lovers,
And they travel along through the world.

The little bird flying over valleys and hills
Finds rest by the beloved.
Arise, my heart, your wings, too
Can carry you toward heaven.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791 - 1868), "Die freien Sänger" and misattributed to Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785)
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 80