An ä Bergli
Bin i gesässe,
Ha de Vögle
Zugeschaut;
Hänt gesunge,
Hänt gesprunge,
Hänts Nästli
Gebaut.

In ä Garte
Bin i gestande,
Ha de Imbli
Zugeschaut;
Hänt gebrummet,
Hänt gesummet,
Hänt Zelli
Gebaut.

Uf d' Wiese
Bin i gange,
Lugt'i Summer-
vögle a;
Hänt gesoge,
Hänt gefloge,
Gar z'schön hänt's
Gethan.

Und da kummt nu
Der Hansel,
Und da zeig i
Em froh,
Wie sie's mache,
Und mer lache
Und mache's
Au so.

Composition:

Set to music by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752 - 1814), "Nach einem Schweizervolkslied", published 1811 [ voice and piano or vocal quartet ]

Text Authorship:

• by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Schweizerlied", written 1811, first published 1815

See other settings of this text.

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zwitsers lied", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , "The maiden in the meadow", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "On the hills", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant suisse", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Martin-Beatus Meier , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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