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by Rudolf Bunge (1836 - 1907)

Wie ein Vogel will ich fliegen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wie ein Vogel will ich fliegen
Über Thäler, Berg' und See'n,
Will mich in den Wolken wiegen,
Wandern mit des Windes Weh'n;
Will von Zweig zu Zweig mich schwingen
Und zur hellsten Melodei
Lust'ge Wanderlieder singen,
Denn mein Herz ist vogelfrei!

Schwarzwaldmädchen, Alpendirne,
Sonngebräunte Spanierin,
So umkränzet eure Stirne
Frisch mit Efeu und Jasmin.
Laßt beim frohen Tanz euch schwingen--
Lenz und Jugend fliehn vorbei;
Will euch allen Minne singen,
Denn mein Herz ist vogelfrei.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Rudolf Bunge, Heimat und Fremde: Gedichte , Leipzig: Verlag von Moritz Schäfer, 1864, page 109.


Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolf Bunge (1836 - 1907), no title, subtitle: "Loin des yeux, loin du coeur", appears in Heimat und Fremde, in In der Fremde, in Lieder eines wandernden Poeten, first published 1864 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Mein Herz ist vogelfrei", op. 106 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte -- für 1 tiefere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1889 [ soprano or bass and piano ], Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Machts (1846 - 1903), "Wie ein Vogel will ich fliegen", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Hannover: L. Oertel [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "Out of sight, out of mind", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Rohan Srinivasan [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-04-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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