by Anna Hildach (1852 - 1935)
Translation by Virginia Woods (b. 1845), as Mrs. John P. Morgan

Heut' sang ein Vöglein mir in's Ohr
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Heut' sang ein Vöglein mir ins Ohr
ganz allerliebste Sachen,
es fei're bald sein Hochzeitsfest,
ich sollt' es auch so machen.

Das wär' ja schon nach meinem Sinn,
dir kann ich's wohl gestehen,
doch ließ sich bis zum heut'gen Tag
ein Schätzchen noch nicht sehen!

Und ohne Bräut'gam kann man doch
unmöglich Hochzeit halten;
vielleicht bringst du mir einen mit?
Doch bitte keinen Alten!

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A birdling sang to me today
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
A birdling sang to me today,
With song so dear did tarry;
He soon will hold his wedding feast,
and said I too should marry.

That would be just unto my mind,
Thee I may tell, nor fear me;
But never, even to this day,
Has sweetheart fond come near me!

Without a bridegroom can, I fear,
No wedding feast be holden.
Mayhap thou'lt bring one, birdling dear?
But bring not, please, an old one!

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From the Hildach score.


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