Böse Zeit | Die Schwälble ziehet fort, ziehet fort

Die Schwälble ziehet fort, ziehet fort

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE SPA

Die Schwälble ziehet fort, ziehet fort,
Weit an en andre Ort;
Und i sitz' do in Traurigkeit,
Es isch a böse, schwere Zeit.

Könnt' i no fort durch d' Welt, fort durch d' Welt,
Weil mir's hie gar net, gar net g'fällt!
O Schwälble, komm, i bitt', i bitt'!
Zeig mir de Weg und nimm mi mit!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Leipzig, first published 1851 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Volkslied", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4 (1852), published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Die Schwalbe", op. 61 (Sechs volkstümliche Lieder für 2 Singstimmen mit Pianoforte (ad lib.), 2tes Heft) no. 2, published 1854 [ vocal duet with piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Böse Zeit" [sung text not yet checked]

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