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"Sag' an, o lieber Vogel mein, Sag' an, wohin die Reise Dein?" Weiß nicht, wohin, Mich treibt der Sinn, Drum muß der Pfad wohl richtig sein! "Sag' an, o liebster Vogel mir, Sag', was verspricht die Hoffnung Dir?" Ach, linde Luft Und süßen Duft Und neuen Lenz verspricht sie mir! "Du hast die schöne Ferne nie Gesehen, und Du glaubst an sie?" Du frägst mich viel, Und das ist Spiel, Die Antwort aber macht mir Müh'! Nun zog in gläubig-frommem Sinn Der Vogel über's Meer dahin, Und linde Luft Und süßer Duft, Sie wurden wirklich sein Gewinn!
R. Spring sets stanzas 1-2
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Text Authorship:
- by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), no title [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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Sag an, o lieber Vogel mein", op. 17 (Fünf Gesänge für drei Frauenstimme) no. 4, published 1892 [ vocal trio for female voices or three-part women's chorus with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Sag an, o lieber Vogel mein", op. 27 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 1)) no. 1 (1847), published 1849 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Sag an, o lieber Vogel mein", op. 95a no. 4 (2016), stanzas 1-2 [ contralto and hammered dulcimer ], from Vogelsang, Vogelflug. Fünf Bruchstücke der Begegnung, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) ; composed by Marcial del Adalid.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Digues, oh estimat ocell meu", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zeg mij, o lieve vogel klein", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Tell me, oh my dear bird", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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“Digues, oh estimat ocell meu, digues, on et portarà el teu viatge?” No sé a on, el meu instint em guia, i així el camí deu ser segurament correcte! “Digues, oh estimat ocell meu, digues, què t’ha promès l’esperança?” Ai, un aire suau, una dolça flaire, i una nova primavera, m’ha promès! “Tu mai has vist la formosa llunyania i tanmateix creus en ella?” Tu em fas moltes preguntes i això per a tu és un joc, però les respostes em fatiguen! Adés, amb un esperit ple de fe i devoció, l’ocell s’envolà més enllà del mar, i l’aire suau i una dolça flaire foren veritablement la seva recompensa!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), no title
This text was added to the website: 2021-03-08
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Word count: 109