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by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896)

Die Schwalben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Schwalben halten zwitschernd
Hoch auf dem Turme Rat;
Die älteste spricht bedenklich:
"Der Herbst hat sich genaht.

Schon färben sich die Blätter,
Die Felder werden leer;
Bald tanzt kein einzig Mücklein
Im Strahl der Sonne mehr.

Seid ihr zur Reise fertig?"
Die Alten zwitschern: "Ja!"
Die Jungen fragen lustig:
"Wohin?" - "Nach Afrika!"

Nun schwirrt es durch die Lüfte,
Verlassen ist das Nest;
Doch alle hält die Liebe
An ihrer Heimat fest.

Wohl ist's viel hundert Meilen
Von hier bis Afrika;
Doch, kommt der Sommer wieder,
Sind auch die Schwalben da.

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•   J. Rheinberger 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896), appears in Lieder und Bilder. Neue Dichtungen, in Kinderlieder für meine Kleinen, first published 1870 [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 Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Die Schwalben", op. 152 no. 14 (1887), published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Liederbuch für Kinder, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 93

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