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by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789 - 1854)

Vöglein im hohen Baum
 (Sung text for setting by F. Silcher)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Vöglein im hohen Baum,
klein ist's, ihr seht es kaum,
singt doch so schön;
daß wohl von nah und fern
alle die Leute gern
horchen und steh'n.

Blümlein im Wiesengrund
blühen so lieb und bunt
tausend zugleich;
wenn ihr vorüber geht,
wenn ihr die Farben seht,
freuet ihr euch.

Wässerlein fließt so fort,
immer von Ort zu Ort
nieder ins Thal;
dürstet nun Mensch und Vieh,
kommen zum Bächlein sie,
trinken zumal.

Habt ihr es auch bedacht,
er hat so schön gemacht
alle die drei?
Gott der Herr machte sie,
daß sich nun spät und früh
jedes dran freu'.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Vöglein im hohen Baum" [ duet ], from Zwölf Kinderlieder aus dem Anhange des Specter'schen Fabelbuches, no. 6

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wilhelm Hey (1789 - 1854), no title, appears in Noch fünfzig Fabeln fü;r Kinder, in Anhang

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Francis L. Soper) , "Now shines the sun on high", appears in Sixty melodies for youth, for two, three, and four voices, composed by Silcher, adapted to English words, for the use of schools and singing classes, first published 1850 [an adaptation]


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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

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