In the boat | A tiny bird

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Vögelein

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

Ein Vögelein
Fliegt über'n Rhein
Und wiegt die Flügel
Im Sonnenschein,
Sieht Rebenhügel
Und grüne Flut
 ... 
Wie wohl das tut,
So hoch erhoben
Im Morgenhauch!
Beim Vögelein droben,
O wär' ich auch!

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-6,8-12 of the original text.

Note: in Lang's song, line 3 word 2 ("wiegt") becomes "wieget" in the repetition.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Auf dem Schiffe", written 1842, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the boat", copyright ©
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Odile Bénassy) , "Un petit oiseau", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Un uccelletto vola sul Reno", copyright © 2010, (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: 12
Word count: 38

In the boat

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A tiny bird
Flies over the Rhein
And flaps its wings
in the bright sunshine.
It sees hills with vines
And a green river
 ... 
How good it is,
To be raised so high
Up in the morning air!
Up above with that little bird,
O, would I were there as well!

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-6,8-12 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Auf dem Schiffe", written 1842, appears in Gedichte, in Lieder und vermischte Gedichte, first published 1853
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55