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Ein Vögelein Fliegt [über den]1 Rhein Und wiegt die Flügel Im Sonnenschein, Sieht Rebenhügel Und grüne Flut [In goldner Glut. -]2 Wie wohl das tut, So hoch erhoben Im Morgenhauch! Beim Vöglein droben, O, wär' ich auch!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von C. Reinhold, Stuttgart: C. Mäcken, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1853, pages 65-66
1 Lang: "über'n". Lang set this text before the poem was published. She was using Köstlin’s poetry manuscript (Z 2722/8, poem 32, Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Marbach, Germany) in which the word is "über'n"2 omitted by Lang.
Authorship
- by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Auf dem Schiffe", written 1842, first published 1853 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Auf dem Schiffe", op. 97 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 (1885), published 1886 [voice and piano], Berlin, Simrock [text verified 1 time]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Vögelein", op. 14 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 5 (1842), published 1848 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "In the boat", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Odile Bénassy) , title 1: "Un petit oiseau", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Un uccelletto vola sul Reno", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Op het schip", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Op het schip", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37
Een vogel klein Vliegt over de Rijn En wiegt zijn vleugels In zonneschijn, Ziet wijngaardheuvels En groene vloed [In gouden gloed.]1 Wat doet dat goed, Zo hoog verheven In morgenlucht! O, kon ik ook2 zweven In vogelvlucht!
1 […] Door Lang weggelaten
2 Ook: bij Brahms te zingen als een achtste noot op f2 ten koste van de rust.
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2014 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856), "Auf dem Schiffe", written 1842, first published 1853
This text was added to the website: 2014-06-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 37