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Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft, sucht nach einem Aste; und das Herz, ein Herz begehrt's, wo es selig raste.
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Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, a "Russian-Polish" dance song [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), "Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft", op. 52 no. 13 (1869), from Liebesliederwalzer, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Vöglein durchrauscht die Luft", op. 8 (Russische Volkspoësien für gemischten Chor mit vierhändiger Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1888 [ SSATTBB chorus and piano four-hands ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
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) , "The little bird rushes through the air", 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) , "Le petit oiseau fonce en l'air", 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.
Line count: 4
Word count: 18
The little bird rushes through the air, searching for a branch; and my heart desires a heart, a heart on which it can blessedly rest.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)
Based on:
- a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, a "Russian-Polish" dance song [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 26