Fly little dove | Yes, fly, little dove, fly ever so high

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ja fliege, Täubchen, fliege noch so hoch

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ja fliege, Täubchen, fliege noch so hoch,
Steig' zu den Wolken auf, so hoch du magst; 
Zuletzt in meine Arme fällst du doch.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 90.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Ritornelle, no. 6 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) 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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Fliege Täubchen", op. 118 no. 2, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Ritornelle aus Paul Heyse's italienischem Liederbuch, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Fly little dove", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Vole, petit pigeon", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-06
Line count: 3
Word count: 23

Fly little dove

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Yes, fly, little dove, fly ever so high,
Rise up to the clouds, as high as you like;
In the end you shall nevertheless fall into my arms.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Ritornelle, no. 6
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-31
Line count: 3
Word count: 28