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Vöglein hüpfet in dem Haine, [Herzchen]1 hüpfet in der Brust. Bei [des Frühroth's 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]5 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. Note: [sic] for stanza 1, line 3, word 3.
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, Volckmar: "in"
4 Lang: "freies, frohes"
5 Volckmar: "ziehen"
Text 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 Wilhelm Volckmar (1812 - 1887), "Die freien Sänger", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für zwei Singstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3 [ vocal duet with piano ] [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
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2006-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Little bird hops in the grove, Little [heart]1 hops in [my] breast. At the first [red glow of dawn]2, They awaken [full of]3 love and joy. [For]4 a [joyous, free]5 life, Unfettered flight and unfettered song, Has been given to the lovers, And they travel along through the world.4 The little bird [flying] over valleys and hills Finds rest by the beloved. Arise, my heart, your wings, too Can carry you toward heaven.
1 Lang: "bird"
2 Lang: "glow of the morning"
3 Lang: "in"
4 The typo in Lang's score has been ignored in the translation.
5 Lang: " free, joyous "
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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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: 2006-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 80