What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. Birdie, rest a little longer Till [thy]1 little wings are stronger, So she rests a little longer Then she flies away. [What does little baby say, In her bed at peep of day?]2 Baby says, like little birdie, Let me rise and fly away. Baby, sleep a little longer, Till [thy]1 little limbs are stronger. If she sleeps a little longer Baby too shall fly away.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Bridge, Delius: "the"
2 omitted by Bridge
Authorship
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Cradle song" [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 Frank Bridge (1879 - 1941), "Cradle song" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Little birdie", RTv. 29 no. 1 (1912) [ chorus and piano ], from 2 Songs for Children, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adolf Strodtmann (1829 - 1879) , no title, appears in Alfred Tennyson's ausgewählte Dichtungen, in Meeresträume ; composed by Sopran Camillo Engel.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 89
Weißt du, was das Vöglein sagt, Wenn im Nest der Morgen tagt? Mutter, sagt das kleine Vöglein, Laß mich fliegen weit von Haus! Vöglein, duck noch still dich nieder, Bis gestärkt sich dein Gefieder! Und so duckt es still sich nieder, Und dann fliegt's hinaus. Weißt du, was das Kindlein sagt, Wenn im Bett der Morgen tagt? Wie das Vöglein, sagt das Kindlein: Laß mich auf nun und hinaus! Kindlein, leg noch still dich nieder, Bis gestärkt sich deine Glieder! Legt das Kindlein still sich nieder, Fliegt es später froh nach Haus.
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Confirmed with Alfred Tennyson's ausgewählte Dichtungen, translated by Adolf Strodtmann, Hildburghausen: Bibliographischen Instituts, 1870, pages 175 - 176. Appears in Meeresträume.
Authorship
- by Adolf Strodtmann (1829 - 1879), no title, appears in Alfred Tennyson's ausgewählte Dichtungen, in Meeresträume [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Cradle song"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Sopran Camillo Engel (1864 - 1902), "Wiegenlied", op. 7 (Neun Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Budapest, Rózsavölgyi & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Research team for this text: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2020-03-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 92