Je t'envoie des oiseaux comme messagers

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by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ich schick' dir die Vögel als Boten

(Sung text for setting by G. Jenner)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ich schick' dir die Vögel als Boten, 
Denn andere Diener hab' ich ja nicht;
Sie setzen sich auf die Bäume und Rosen;
Sie sind so müde von all' dem Fliegen;
Sie setzen sich auf die Bäume von Pisa;
Ich schick' dir viel Grüße, du schönste der Rosen;
Sie setzen sich auf die Bäume von Livorno,
Ich lasse dich grüßen, du Blumengesicht.

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Gustav Jenner

12 Quartette aus dem Toskanischen für 4 Singstimmen (SATB) mit Klavier

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 1

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Je t'envoie des oiseaux comme messagers

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Jenner)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Je t'envoie des oiseaux comme messagers,
Car je n'ai pas d'autre serviteur ;
Ils se posent sur les arbres et les roses,
Ils sont si fatigués de tout leur vol ;
Ils se posent sur les arbres de Pise ;
Je t'envoie beaucoup de saluts, à toi la plus belle des roses ;
Ils se posent sur les arbres de Livourne,
Je t'envoie mes salutations, à toi au visage de fleur.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 1
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2020-12-13
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