I hear a little bird singing enticingly

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by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ich hör' ein Vöglein

(Sung text for setting by H. Pfitzner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich hör' ein Vöglein locken,
Das wirbt so süß, das wirbt so laut,
Beim Klang der Blumenglocken
Um die geliebte Braut.

Und aus dem blauen Flieder
Singt, ohne Rast und Ruh'
Millionen Liebeslieder
Die holde Braut ihm zu. --

Ich hör' ein leises Klagen,
So liebesbang, so sehnsuchtsvoll --
Was mag die Stimme fragen,
Die in dem Wind verscholl?

Confirmed with Anthologie aus den Gedichten von Adolf Böttger, Hildburghausen: Druck vom Bibliographischen Institute, New York: Herrmann J. Meyer, [1870], pages 13-14.

Composition:

Hans Erich Pfitzner

Text Authorship:

by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Ich hör' ein Vöglein", appears in Gedichte, in Frühlingsmelodieen

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "J'entends un petit oiseau", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60

I hear a little bird

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Pfitzner)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I hear a little bird singing enticingly,
It woos so sweetly, it woos so loudly,
By the ringing of the flowers' bells
It woos the beloved bride.

And from out the blue lilac,
Without pause or rest
The lovely bride sings
Millions of love songs back to him.

I hear a quiet lamenting,
So full of the anxiety of love, so full of longing,
What might the voice be asking,
The voice that died away in the wind?

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