Song of the quail | As I, weary beside the field of grain

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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wachtelschlag

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Als ich müde am Aehrenfeld
Unter dem Birnbaum ruhte, 
Hat sich die Wachtel zu mir gesellt. 
"Schmeckt der Weck?" fragte die Gute. 

Ja Frau Wachtel, es schmeckt der Weck, 
Auch mit Wasser genossen, - 
Wenn uns zu hoch hängt Schinken und Speck[,]
Wenn uns der Keller verschlossen.

Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Spielmannslieder, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1883, page 19.

Text Authorship:

by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Wachtelschlag", appears in Spielmannslieder [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 Hermann Brune (1856 - 1922), "Wachtelschlag", op. 26 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Hannover: Nagel Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of the quail", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Song of the quail

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

As I, weary beside the field of grain,
Rested under a pear tree,
I was joined by a quail.
"Is the bread roll tasty?" the good bird asked.

Yes, Madame Quail, the bread roll is tasty,
Even when one eats it with water, -
When the hams and bacon hang too high for us[,]
When the cellar is locked against us.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Wachtelschlag", appears in Spielmannslieder
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This text was added to the website: 2020-03-17
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Word count: 60