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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Die Schwalben
 (Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
Es fliegen zwei Schwalben ins Nachbar sein Haus,
Sie fliegen bald hoch und bald nieder;
Aufs Jahr da kommen sie wieder
Und suchen ihr voriges Haus. 

Sie gehen jezt fort ins neue Land,
Und ziehen jezt eilig hinüber;
Doch kommen sie wieder herüber,
Das ist einem jeden bekannt. 

Und kommen sie wieder zu uns zurück,
Der Bauer geht ihnen entgegen;
Sie bringen ihm viel mal den Segen,
Sie bringen ihm Wohlstand und Glück.

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Schwalben", op. 79 no. 20[21] (1849), published 1849 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 20[21], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Die Schwalben", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les orenetes", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De zwaluwen", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The swallows", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "As andorinhas", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

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