by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schwalbe, sag mir an, Ist's dein alter Mann Mit dem du's Nest gebaut, Oder hast du jüngst erst Dich ihm vertraut? Sag', was zwitschert ihr, Sag', was flüstert ihr Des Morgens so vertraut? Gelt, du bist wohl auch noch Nicht lange Braut?
Confirmed with Gedichte von O. F. Gruppe, Gedruckt und verlegt bei G. Reimer, 1835, p. 55.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Frage", op. 1 (Die Meermaid, Frage, An Kitty, Trennung) no. 4, published 1840 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Friedrich Gruppe (1804 - 1876), no title, first published 1835
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La donzella parla", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het meisje spreekt", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The maiden speaks", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fille dit", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 42