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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Odile Bénassy

Auf dem Schiffe

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Ein Vögelein
Fliegt über den Rhein
Und wiegt die Flügel
Im Sonnenschein,
Sieht Rebenhügel
Und grüne Flut
In goldner Glut. --
Wie wohl das tut,
So hoch erhoben
Im Morgenhauch!
Beim Vöglein droben,
O wär' ich auch!

Note: in Lang's song, line 3 word 2 ("wiegt") becomes "wieget" in the repetition.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Auf dem Schiffe", written 1842, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the boat", copyright ©
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Odile Bénassy) , "Un petit oiseau", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Un uccelletto vola sul Reno", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 12
Word count: 38

Un petit oiseau

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Un petit oiseau
Vole au-dessus du Rhin
Ses ailes se balancent
Dans l'éclat du soleil,
Il voit les collines de vigne
Et la verte vallée
Dans l'embrasement doré.
Comme cela fait du bien,
D'être emporté si haut
Dans l'air matinal !
Oh, près du petit oiseau, là-haut,
Comme j'aimerais être aussi !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Odile Bénassy.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Auf dem Schiffe", written 1842, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853
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