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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Drei Vögelein

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT ENG FRE

Mit Lust tät ich ausreiten
durch einen grünen Wald,
Darin da hört ich singen,
drei Vögelein wohlgestalt.

So sein es nit drei Vögelein,
es sein drei Fräulein fein.
Soll mir das ein nit werden,
so gilt es das Leben mein.

Das erste heißet Ursulein,
Das andre Bärbelein
Das dritt hat keinen Namen,
Das soll des Jägers sein.

Er nahm sie bei den Händen,
Bei ihrer schneeweißen Hand,
Er führts des Walds ein Ende,
Da er ein Hüttlein fand.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Deutsche Volkslieder

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wim Reedijk) , "Dri Vogeltjes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je partis joyeusement à cheval", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Je partis joyeusement à cheval

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

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

Je partis joyeusement à cheval
Par une verte forêt,
Où j'entendis chanter
Trois jolis petits oiseaux.

Ce n'était pas trois petits oiseaux
Mais trois mignonnes demoiselles ,
Si l'une ne veux pas devenir mienne
Cela me coûtera la vie.

La première s'appelait Ursule,
La deuxième Barbe
La troisième n'avait pas de nom,
Ce devait être celle du chasseur.

Il la prit par la main,
Par sa main blanche comme neige,
Il la conduisit au bout de la forêt
Où il trouva une cabane.

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