Under the red flowers

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by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Nänie

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Unter den rothen Blumen,
Schlummere, lieb Vögelein!
Unter den rothen Blumen,
Graben wir traurig dich ein.

Hast uns so schön gesungen,
haben dich so sehr geliebt!
Kehlchen hat ausgeklungen,
Ach! wie uns das so sehr betrübt!

Als du noch sangest, hatte Rosen
Blühender Mai geweckt.
Aber heute mit Zeitlosen
Haben wir dich zugedeckt!

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860), "Rothkehlchens Begräbniß", appears in Neue Naturgeschichte der Stubenvögel. Ein Lehrgedicht von Bechstein dem Jüngern, in Naturgeschichte der einzelnen Arten der Stubenvögel, in 6. Singvögel

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Klaaglied", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant funèbre", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-02-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

A little funeral song

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Under the red flowers, 
Slumber, dear  little bird.
Under the red flowers 
we sadly lay you to rest.

You sang so beautifully for us, 
We loved you so much.
Your little voice has fallen silent, 
Ah, how very sad that makes us.

When you were still singing,
Blossoming May had woken the roses.
But today it is with meadow saffron
That we have covered you!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Bechstein (1801 - 1860), "Rothkehlchens Begräbniß", appears in Neue Naturgeschichte der Stubenvögel. Ein Lehrgedicht von Bechstein dem Jüngern, in Naturgeschichte der einzelnen Arten der Stubenvögel, in 6. Singvögel
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 73