by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Hungarian (Magyar)
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Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm den Flug zum Garten hin, da gab es Obst genug. Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär, ich säumte nicht, ich täte so wie der. Leimruten-Arglist lauert an dem Ort; der arme Vogel konnte nicht mehr fort. Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär, ich säumte doch, ich täte nicht wie der. Der Vogel kam in eine schöne Hand, da tat es ihm, dem Glücklichen, nicht and. Wenn ich ein hübscher, kleiner Vogel wär, ich säumte nicht, ich täte doch wie der.
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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), no title, op. 52 no. 6 (1869), from Liebesliederwalzer, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Fischhof (1856 - 1918), "Wenn ich ein kleiner Vogel wär'", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Fátima Fonte.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "A small, pretty bird", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un joli petit oiseau", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 87
A bird in the garden
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
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A little pretty bird took flight Into the garden fair, where fruit was plentiful. Were I a pretty little bird, I’d not delay, I’d do the same as he. Treacherous lime trap lies in wait; Poor little bird could not escape. Were I a pretty little bird, I’d think again, not do the same as he. The bird it came into a maiden’s hand, And there was safe, the lucky one. Were I a pretty little bird, I’d not delay, I’d do the same as he.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Based on:
- a text in Hungarian (Magyar) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Fátima Fonte (b. 1983), "A bird in the garden", 2013, first performed 2013 [ 2 female voices and orchestra ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 86