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Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär',
Und auch zwey Flüglein hätt',
Flög' ich zu dir;
Weil's aber nicht kann seyn,
Bleib' ich allhier.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
Modern spelling would change "zwey" to "zwei", "seyn" to "sein", "bey" to "bei", "thu" to "tu", etc.
Note: the first stanza is quoted by Treitschke in a text set by Beethoven, Ruf vom Berge, WoO. 147
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär'", subtitle: "Variationen für Sopran", op. 377, published [1870], stanza 1 [ soprano and piano ], Offenbach am Main, Johann André
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der Flug der Liebe", Rheinisch
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Als ik een vogel was", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David K. Smythe) , "If I were a little bird", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si j'étais un petit oiseau", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giulio Cesare Barozzi) , "Foss'io un uccellino", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Se eu fosse um passarinho", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Auditorium du Louvre , Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 82
Foss'io un uccellino
e avessi anche due alucce
volerei da te.
Ma questo non può essere:
io resto qui.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2006 by Giulio Cesare Barozzi, (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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der Flug der Liebe", Rheinisch
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-11
Line count: 15
Word count: 65