Ich will ja nicht zum Garten gehn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT ENG FRE
"Ich will ja nicht [zum]1 Garten gehn,
Will liegen sommerlang,
[Hört' ich die lust'ge]2 Drossel nur,
Die in dem Busche sang."
Man fängt dem Kind die Drossel ein,
Im Käfig sitzt sie dort,
Doch singen will sie nicht und hängt
Ihr Köpfchen immerfort.
Noch einmal blickt das Kind nach ihr
Mit bittendem Gesicht,
Da schlägt die Drossel schön und hell,
Da glänzt sein Aug' und bricht.
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Confirmed with Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], page 142
1 Strauss: "in"
2 Strauss: "Hör' ich die liebe"
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 Gerhard Haase , "Die Drossel", op. 2 no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Liedercyklus für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Elberfeld, Küpper [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Paumgartner , "Die Drossel", published 1890 [ female voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte, no. 3, Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Pochhammer (1864 - 1931), "Das Kind und die Drossel", op. 3 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Proch (1809 - 1878), "Die Drossel", op. 215 no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Sterbeklänge, no. 3, Wien, Schreiber [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Die Drossel", WoO. 34 (1877) [ voice, piano ], from Jugendlieder [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El tord", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The thrush", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La grive", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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El tord
Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)
“No vull anar al jardí,
vull jeure aquí tot l’estiu
i tan sols escoltar l’alegre tord
que canta als matossars.”
Per a l’infant capturen el tord
i allà està en una gàbia,
però ara no vol cantar
i sempre té el cap cot.
Un cop encara l’infant l’esguarda
amb un rostre suplicant,
llavors el tord canta fort i joliu,
llavors brillen els seus ulls i s’apaguen.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 by Salvador Pila, (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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Line count: 12
Word count: 66