Was singt das Vöglein kleine
Language: German (Deutsch)
Was singt das Vöglein kleine
Horch ihm schon lange zu?
Es singt auf Flur und Haine:
Süß ist die Ruh'!
Süß ist die Ruh'!
Was winkt so still und heiter
Mir dort das Häuschen zu,
Als spräch's: was gehst du weiter,
Süß ist die Ruh',
Süß ist die Ruh'!
Bin lang' schon auf der Reise
Und geh' noch immer zu,
Doch seufz' ich oftmals leise:
Süß ist die Ruh',
Süß ist die Ruh'!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Allgemeine Theaterzeitung und Originalblatt für Kunst, Literatur, Musik, Mode und geselliges Leben, Sieben und zwanzigster Jahrgang (16. Jänner 1834), Nro. 12, page 45.
Text Authorship:
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 Xaver Chwatal (1808 - 1879), "Süss ist die Ruh", op. 94 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1851 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Wanderlied", op. 98 (6 Gesänge und Lieder) no. 4, published 1836 [ voice and piano ], Elberfeld, Betzold [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Josef Stritzko (1861 - 1908), "Süss ist die Ruh'", op. 63, published 1891 [ ttbb chorus ], Wien: Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Auf der Wanderung", op. 151 (6 Gesänge für tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1866 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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What sings the little birdlet
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
What sings the little birdlet
To which I have long been listening?
It sings in meadow and grove:
Rest is sweet!
Rest is sweet!
What does yonder little house
Signal to me so quietly and happily,
As if it were saying: why do you walk onward,
Rest is sweet,
Rest is sweet!
I have been on the journey for a long time already
And I am still travelling,
But often I sigh quietly:
Rest is sweet,
Rest is sweet!
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Translations of title(s):
"Süss ist die Ruh'" = "Rest is sweet"
"Wanderlied" = "Wandering song"
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2020-05-09
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