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by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819)

Die Schwalbe!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die Schwalbe!
Die Schwalbe!
Was will sie wohl?
Was will sie wohl?
Sie meldet uns,
Sie meldet uns,
Den Frühling!
Den Frühling!

Der Frühling::
Was bringt er uns?::
Er bringet uns::
Philomele!::

Philomele,::
Was singt sie uns?::
Sie singet uns::
Die Liebe!::

Die Liebe::
Wo kommt sie her?
Dort kommt sie her,
Vom Himmel!::

Der Himmel::
Wer führt zu ihm?
Sie führt zu ihm::
Die Liebe!::

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819), "Vierstimmiger Canon", subtitle: "Die Schwalbe", first published 1811 [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 (Carl) Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai (1810 - 1849), "Die Schwalbe", op. 15 (Zwei Duette für Sopran und Bass mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1832 [ vocal duet for soprano and bass with piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Leopold Carl Reinicke (1774 - 1820), "Die Schwalbe", published 1805, in Erstes Toiletten-Geschenk. Ein Jahrbuch für Damen., Leipzig: G. Voß [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 66

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