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Vöglein vom Zweig Gaukelt hernieder; Lustig sogleich Schwingt es sich wieder. Jetzt dir so nah, Jetzt sich versteckend; Abermals da, Scherzend und neckend. Tastest du zu, Bist du betrogen, Spottend im Nu Ist es entflogen. Still! Bis zur Hand Wird's dir noch hüpfen, Bist du gewandt, Kann's nicht entschlüpfen. Ist's denn so schwer Das zu erwarten? Schau' um dich her: Blühender Garten! Ei, du verzagst? Laß' es gewähren, Bis du's erjagst, Kannst du's entbehren. Wird's doch auch dann Wenig nur bringen, Aber es kann Süßestes [singen]1.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich Hebbel. Gesammt-Ausgabe stark vermehrt und verbessert, Stuttgart und Augsburg, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1857, pages 21-22, titled "Das Vöglein"; also confirmed with Gedichte von Friedrich Hebbel, Hamburg, bei Hoffmann und Campe, 1842, pages 139-140, titled "Das Glück". (The poems are identical other than the title.)
1 Schumann: "bringen"Text Authorship:
- by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), title 1: "Das Vöglein", title 2: "Das Glück", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder, first published 1838 [author's text checked 2 times 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 (Leopold) Heinrich (Picot de Peccaduc), Freiherr von Herzogenberg (1843 - 1900), "Das Vöglein", op. 73 (Drei Gesänge) no. 2, published 1891 [ SATB quartet with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Das Glück", op. 77 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 2 [ women's chorus a cappella (op. 77a) or with piano (op. 77b) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josef Schelb (1894 - 1977), "Das Vöglein", from 3 Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hebbel, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Das Glück", op. 79 no. 15[16] (1849), published 1849 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 15[16], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Seifriz (1827 - 1885), "Das Vöglein", published 1868 [ four-part men's chorus ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Das Vöglein", 1878, from Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het geluk", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Romney) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le bonheur", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La felicità", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "A felicidade", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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O passarinho esvoaça Do ramo até cá abaixo; Logo a seguir, divertido, Balança-se outra vez. Ora tão perto de ti, Ora escondendo-se, De novo aparece, Brincando e gracejando. Se lhe tocas, És enganado, Num ápice, troçando Ele voou e fugiu. Silêncio! Até à tua mão Ele ainda vai saltitar Se tiveres jeito, Não pode escapar. É assim tão difícil, Esperar que isso aconteça? Olha à tua volta! O jardim floresce! Ai, tu desanimas? Tem paciência, Até o caçares, Podes passar sem ele. Apesar de tudo, Mesmo que traga pouco, Pode ser que ainda traga Mais doçuras.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Portuguese (Português) copyright © 2011 by Margarida Moreno, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863), title 1: "Das Vöglein", title 2: "Das Glück", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Lieder, first published 1838
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 28
Word count: 96