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possibly by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172) and from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Ich armes Käuzlein kleine
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich armes Käuzlein kleine, Wo soll ich fliegen aus, Bei Nacht so gar alleine, Bringt mir so manchen Graus Das macht der Eulen Ungestalt Ihr Trauern mannigfalt. Ich wills Gefieder schwingen, Gen Holz in grünen Wald, Die Vögel hören singen, In mancherlei Gestalt Vor allen lieb' ich Nachtigall, Vor allen liebt' mich Nachtigall. Die Kinder unten glauben, Ich deute Böses an, Sie wollen mich vertreiben Das ich nicht schreien kann Wenn ich was deute tut's mir leid, Und was ich schrei' ist keine Freud'. Mein Ast ist mir entwichen, Darauf ich ruhen sollt', Sein Blättlein all' verblichen, Frau Nachtigall geholt Das schafft der Eulen falsche Tück, Die störet all mein Glück.
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Note: the catalog from Kistner of 1894 indicates the author of this text is Wernher von Tegernsee.Text Authorship:
- possibly by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172), appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [author's text not yet checked 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 Clara von Gossler (1827 - 1864), "Ich armes Käuzlein ", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran) no. 4, published 1865 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Leipzig: Dörffel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luise Reichardt (1779 - 1826), "Käuzlein" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August Saran (1836 - 1922), "Ich armes Käuzlein kleine", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf altdeutsche Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 9, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Käuzlein", op. 79 no. 10[11] (1849), published 1849 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 10[11], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Senfl (c1490 - 1543), "Ich armes Käuzlein kleine" [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Käuzlein", op. 88 no. 8, published 1852 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft IV, no. 8, Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Käuzlein", op. 41a (Fünf Wunderhornlieder) no. 5 (1910) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Ich armes Käuzlein kleine", op. 23 (Fünf vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 3, published 1876 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
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) , "Uiltje", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Moi, pauvre petite hulotte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 111
Moi, pauvre petite hulotte
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Moi, pauvre petite hulotte, Ne sais vers où m'envoler, Si seule dans la nuit, Cela me fait tant horreur. Cela rend les chouettes si gauches Et multiplie leur chagrin. Je veux balancer mes plumes Parmi les bois de la verte forêt, Écouter chanter les oiseaux De toutes sortes. De tous je préfère le rossignol De toutes le rossignol me préférait. En bas, les enfants croient Que j'annonce le malheur, Ils veulent me chasser Pour que je ne puisse crier. Si je présage ainsi cela m'attriste Et mon cri n'est pas joyeux. Ma branche a disparu Sur laquelle je devais reposer, Ses feuilles sont fanées, On est allé chercher Dame rossignol. C'est ce que fait la fausse perfidie des chouettes, Qui détruit tout mon bonheur.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (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) possibly by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172) and from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website: 2013-04-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 124