Wundert's dich? | Wenn die Bäume grünen

by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897)

Wundert's dich?

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn die Bäume grünen,  
Wenn die Knospen springen,
Wundert's dich, wundert's dich,
Daß die Vögel singen?
Wenn die muntern Burschen
Volle Becher schwingen,
Wundert's dich, wundert's dich,
Daß die Burschen singen?

Wenn die Vögel singen
In der Luft der blauen,
Wundert's dich, wundert's dich,
Daß sie Nester bauen?
Wenn die Burschen singen
Beim Pokal, dem vollen,
Wundert's dich, wundert's dich,
Daß sie küßen wollen?

Confirmed with Gedichte von Emil Rittershaus, zehnte Auflage, Berlin: Eduard Trewendt, 1906. Appears in Wein, page 362.

Text Authorship:

by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897), "Wundert's dich", appears in Gedichte, in Wein [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 Rudolf Gritzner , "Wundert's dich" [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, Band 3; Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by Adolf Gunkel (1866 - 1901), "Wundert's dich", op. 29 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Friedlaender [sung text not yet checked]
by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Wundert's dich?", op. 7 (3 Gedichte für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1871 [ vocal quartet for male voices or four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
by C. Solbrück , "Wundert's dich", op. 10 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder für 2 Soprane mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], Hamburg, Niemeyer [sung text not yet checked]

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