Il y avait un oiseau qui chantait sur une branche de tilleul

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by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Där sjöng en fågel på lindekvist

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: FRE

Där sjöng en fågel på lindekvist,
                på lindekvist:
En liten fågel är jag förvisst,
som nog kan spela och sjunga.

Men borta dröjer mitt hjärtas vän,
                mitt hjärtas vän;
i lund och mark är han fjärran än
och flyger långt uti skogen.

Guds vackra ängel med ögon blå,
                med ögon blå,
han satt i molnet och hörde på
och sjöng så sakta i kvällen:

Du lilla fågel på lindekvist,
                på lindekvist,
Gud gif din älskling åt dig så visst,
som du kan spela och sjunga!

Och fågeln sjunger ännu i dag,
                ännu i dag;
om vännen kommit vet inte jag,
och inte ängelen heller.

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Text Authorship:

by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898), "Fågelens visa" [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 Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Fåglens visa", op. 5 (Fyra Sånger) no. 2 (1871), published 1875 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Oscar Blom (1877 - 1930), "Fågelns visa" [ voice and piano ], from Tio Sånger till texter af Z. Topelius, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
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Word count: 104

Il y avait un oiseau qui chantait sur...

Language: French (Français) after the Swedish (Svenska)

Il y avait un oiseau qui chantait sur une branche de tilleul,
  sur une branche de tilleul ;
« Le petit oiseau que je suis
Peut sans doute jouer et chanter.

Il est parti, l'amour de mon cœur,
  l'amour de mon cœur ;
Il est loin du bosquet et du champ,
Et il vole loin dans la forêt. »

Le bel ange de Dieu aux yeux bleus,
  aux yeux bleus,
Était assis sur le nuage et écoutait
Et chantait si doucement dans le soir :

« Petit oiseau, sur la branche de tilleul,
  sur la branche de tilleul,
Dieu te ramènera ton amour,
Tu peux jouer et chanter. »

Et l'oiseau chante encore aujourd'hui,
  encore aujourd'hui ;
Je ne sais pas si son ami est revenu,
Et l'ange non plus.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translation of title "Fåglens visa" = "Chanson de l'oiseau"

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a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898), "Fågelens visa"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-05
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Word count: 126