Come out! Come out! The choir of birds

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Heraus!

(Sung text for setting by F. Abt)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Heraus, heraus! Der Vögel Chor 
Singt jauchzend schon vom Dach! 
So frisch die Blumen schaun empor, 
So lustig rauscht der Bach! 
    Heraus, heraus 
    Aus dumpfem Haus, 
Schon längst ist Alles wach!

  Heraus, heraus! In frischer Luft
Die Wolken fröhlich ziehn,
Und welch ein Kleid von Glanz und Duft
Den Firnen ist verliehn!
    Heraus, heraus
    Aus dumpfem Haus,
Den Sorgen zu entfliehn!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz Wilhelm Abt

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Wanderlust", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 70

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

ENG English [singable] (Lauriston Livingstone Scaife) , "Away"
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2025-02-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 94

Come out!

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Abt)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Come out! Come out! The choir of birds
Is already singing rejoicingly from the roof!
So freshly the flowers gaze upward,
So merrily rushes the brooklet!
    Come out, come out
    From the musty house,
Everything has long been awake already!

  Come out! Come out! In the fresh air
The clouds scud merrily,
And what a garb of radiance and scent
Has been given to the old snows!
    Come out, come out
    From the musty house,
To escape your worries!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2025 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), "Wanderlust", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 70
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This text was added to the website: 2025-02-25
Line count: 21
Word count: 124