So sing and spring about

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by Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806 - 1869)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

So singet und so springet

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

So singet und so springet,
Ihr kleinen Waldvöglein:
Ihr habt eur Lieb' gefunden,
Ihr mögt wol fröhlich sein.

Einsam in meiner Kammer
Halt ich stille Wacht.
Der Lenz ist gekommen,
Mir hat er nichts gebracht.

Laß blühen und verblühen
Den rothen Rosenhag!
Was sollen mir alle Blumen,
Die ich nicht brechen mag?

Froh wär ich so gerne,
Ich weine nach der Lust,
Mir möchte zerspringen
Das Herz in der Brust.

Geschlagen ist mein Herze
In eiserne Bande drei:
Hätt ich ein Lieb gefunden,
Sie brächen all entzwei.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

J. Lang sets stanzas 1-4

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Wilhelm Wackernagel, Basel: Schweighauserische Verlags-Buchhandlung (Benno Schwabe), 1873, page 25.

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806 - 1869), "Mägdleins Leid" [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 Friedrich Theodor Fröhlich (1803 - 1836), "Mägdleins Leid", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für Altstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1830 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofmeister [sung text not yet checked]
by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Im Frühling", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1839), published 1841, stanzas 1-4 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-21
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Word count: 93

So sing and spring about

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

So sing and spring about,
You little birds of the forest!
You have found your love,
You have reason to be happy.

All alone in my chamber
I hold a quiet wake.
Spring has come;
It has brought nothing for me.

Let bloom and fade
The red rose arbour!
Of what use to me are all of the flowers
That I am not allowed to pick?

I would so much like to be happy.
I mourn for joy.
The heart in my bosom
Wishes to burst.

My heart is shackled
By three iron bands:
If I had found a love,
They would all burst asunder.

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Translated titles:
"Im Frühling" = "In the springtime"
"Mägdleins Leid" = "A young girl’s suffering"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Wackernagel (1806 - 1869), "Mägdleins Leid"
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This text was added to the website: 2006-11-21
Line count: 20
Word count: 107