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Vöglein hüpfet in dem Haine, [Herzchen]1 hüpfet in der Brust. Bei [des Frühroth's [sic] erstem Scheine]2 Sind sie wach [voll]3 Lieb' und Lust. Denn ein [frohes, freies]4 Leben, Freier Flug und freier Sang Ward den Liebenden gegeben, Und sie zieh'n die Welt entlang. Vöglein über Thal und Hügel Findet bei der Liebsten Ruh, Auf! mein Herz, auch deine Flügel Tragen dich dem Himmel zu.
Confirmed with: Die Sängerfahrt. Eine Neujahrsgabe für Freunde der Dichtkunst und Mahlerey. Gesammelt von Friedrich Förster. Berlin: in der Maurerschen Buchhandlung, 1818, pages 109-110.
Notes to the Lang score: this text is misattributed to von Seckendorf. Also, the following typos have been corrected above: stanza 2 line 1 ("Dem" instead od "Denn") and stanza 2 line 4 (("Welten lang" instead of "Welt entlang").1 Lang: "Vöglein"
2 Lang: "dem ersten Morgenscheine"
3 Lang: "in"
4 Lang: "freies, frohes"
Authorship:
- by Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791 - 1868), "Die freien Sänger" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- sometimes misattributed to Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Die freien Sänger", published 1843 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Mechetti [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Die freien Sänger", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2, published 1838 [ voice and piano ], München, Joseph Aibl [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826), "Die freien Sänger", op. 47 no. 2 (1816) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De vrije zangers", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The unfettered singers", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
’t Meesje hiphopt in de bomen, ’t Hartje hiphopt in mijn borst. Als het daglicht op gaat komen Zijn ze al vol liefdesdorst. Want een vrij en vrolijk leven, Vrije vlucht en vrij gezang Werd aan minnenden gegeven, Door de wereld gaat hun gang. Over dalen, over heuvels ’t Meesje vindt zijn liefdesplaats, Moed, mijn hart! Jawel, jouw vleugels Dragen jou ook hemelwaarts.
Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2018 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Christoph Förster (1791 - 1868), "Die freien Sänger" and misattributed to Karl Sigmund Freiherr von Seckendorff (1744 - 1785)
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 63