Many a little bird flies into the nest

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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

An die Treulose

(Sung text for setting by F. Silcher)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Es fliegt manch Vöglein in das Nest,
Und fliegt auch wiedrum aus,
Und bist du 'mal mein Schatz gewest,
So ist die Liebschaft aus.
Du hast mich schlimm betrogen
Um schnöden Geldgewinn --
Viel Glück, viel Glück zum reichen Mann!
Geh' du, la la la, geh' du, la la la,
Geh du nur immer hin!
 
Viel Blümlein steh'n im hohen Korn
Von roth und blauer Zier,
Und hast du eins davon verlorn,
So such ein andres dir.
Glaub' nicht, daß ich mich gräme
Um deinen falschen Sinn --
Ich find' schon einen andern Schatz;
Geh' du, la la la, geh' du, la la la,
Geh du nur immer hin!

Confirmed with: Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1855, page 239.

Composition:

(Philipp) Friedrich Silcher

Zwölf Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen, zehntes Heft

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Escheberg. Sankt Goar, in Lieder eines fahrenden Schülers, no. 2

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 93

To the unfaithful one

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Silcher)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Many a little bird flies into the nest,
And also flies back out again,
And if you were once my sweetheart,
The love affair is over.
You have betrayed me grievously
For the sake of filthy lucre --
Lots of luck, lots of luck with your rich man!
Take off, you, la la la, take off you, la la la,
Just you take off!
 
Many flowers stand in the high wheat
Adorning it with red and blue,
And if you have lost one of them,
Go look for another one.
Do not think that I am troubled
By your falseness --
I'll be sure to find another sweetheart;
Take off, you, la la la, take off you, la la la,
Just you take off!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Escheberg. Sankt Goar, in Lieder eines fahrenden Schülers, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 100