Si fóssim dos petits ocells | Si fóssim dos petits ocells

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by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Wären wir zwei kleine Vögel

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Romanian (Română)

Our translations: CAT

Wären wir zwei kleine Vögel,
  Säßen wir zwei auf dem Dachessaum
Unterm Rinnsal, zärtlich schnäbelnd
  In dem Nest von lauter Flaum?

Stächest du mir nicht die Augen
  Mit dem spitzen Schnäblein aus?
Oder säßest du ganz gelassen
  Neben mir im kleinen Haus?

Ja, ich seh' dich fast, Feinsliebchen,
  Wie du neckisch mir entfliegst
Und vom Zaun herüberäugelnd gar
  Kokett dein Köpfchen wiegst.

Ich, hoch oben auf dem Dache,
  Überströmt von Lieb' und Pein,
Mürrisch, mit gesträubten Federn
  Stünd' ich da auf einem Bein.

Text Authorship:

by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Romanian (Română) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Wären wir zwei kleine Vögel", op. 55 (Fünfzehn Lieder) no. 10 (1901) [ medium voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Si fóssim dos petits ocells", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 83

Si fóssim dos petits ocells

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

Si fóssim dos petits ocells,
    estaríem tots dos al vorell de la teulada,
sota la canal, besotejant-nos tendrament
    en el niu de plomissol?

Em picaries als ulls
    amb el teu petit bec punxegut? 
O seuries tranquil•lament
    al meu costat a la petita llar?

Sí, et veig gairebé, estimada,
    com tu, burleta, marxes volant
i des del tancat, tota coqueta,
    mous el teu caparró.

Jo, a dalt de la teulada,
    desbordant d’amor i de pena,
malhumorat, amb les plomes estarrufades,
    resto allà, damunt una cama.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Leo Greiner (1876 - 1928)
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Based on:

a text in Romanian (Română) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-11-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 84