A little funeral song | Under the red flowers

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by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Unter den rothen Blumen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Unter den rothen Blumen,
Schlummere, mein Vögelein!
Unter den rothen Blumen,
Grab' ich dich traurig ein.

Hast mir so schön gesungen,
Hab' dich so sehr geliebt!
Kehlchen hat ausgeklungen,
O wie mich das betrübt!

Als du noch sangst, hatte Rosen
Blühend der Mai geweckt.
Aber nun mit Zeitlosen
Hab' ich dich zugedeckt!

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• G. Schumann • R. Schumann

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Confirmed with Neue Naturgeschichte der Stubenvögel. Ein Lehrgedicht von Bechstein dem Jüngern , Hannover: In der Hahn'schen Hofbuchhandlung, 1846, page 290.

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860), "Rothkehlchens Begräbniß", appears in Neue Naturgeschichte der Stubenvögel. Ein Lehrgedicht von Bechstein dem Jüngern, in Naturgeschichte der einzelnen Arten der Stubenvögel, in 6. Singvögel [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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A little funeral song

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Under the red flowers, 
Slumber, my little bird.
Under the red flowers 
I sadly lay you to rest.

You sang so beautifully for me, 
I loved you so much.
Your little voice has fallen silent, 
Ah, how sad that makes me.

When you were still singing, 
May had, with blossoming, woken the roses.
But now it is with meadow saffron 
That I have covered you.

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Translated titles:
Nänie = A little funeral song
Rothkehlchens Begräbniß = Funeral for an English robin
Vögeleins Begräbnis = Birdlet's funeral
Vögeleins Begräbniss = Birdlet's funeral
Vögleins Begräbniss = Birdlet's funeral
R. Schumann:

When you were still singing,
Blossoming May had woken the roses.
But today it is with meadow saffron
That we have covered you!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860), "Rothkehlchens Begräbniß", appears in Neue Naturgeschichte der Stubenvögel. Ein Lehrgedicht von Bechstein dem Jüngern, in Naturgeschichte der einzelnen Arten der Stubenvögel, in 6. Singvögel
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 73