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Ich [schick' dir die] Vögel als Boten, Denn [and're]2 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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View original text (without footnotes)1 Taubert: "sende die"; there may be further changes not noted.
2 Jenner: "andere"
Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Ich schick' dir die Vögel als Boten" [ SATB chorus and piano ], from 12 Quartette aus dem Toskanischen für 4 Singstimmen (SATB) mit Klavier, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Edward Taubert (1838 - 1934), "Ich sende die Vögel als Boten", op. 20 no. 10, published 1872 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien von Ferdinand Gregorovius, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 61
I [send you the]1 birds as my messengers, For I have no other servants; They perch upon the trees and roses, They are so weary from all the flying; They perch upon the trees of Pisa; I send you many greetings, you loveliest of the roses; They perch upon the trees of Livorno, I instruct them to greet you, you with the face of a flower.
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View original text (without footnotes)Translated titles:
"Ich schick' dir die Vögel als Boten" = "I send you the birds as my messengers"
"Ich sende die Vögel als Boten" = "I send the birds as my messengers"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 1
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 66