Die Schwalben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE POR
Es fliegen zwei Schwalben ins Nachbar sein Haus,
Sie fliegen bald hoch und bald nieder;
Aufs Jahr da kommen sie wieder
Und suchen ihr voriges Haus.
Sie gehen jezt fort [ins]1 neue Land,
Und ziehen jezt eilig hinüber;
Doch kommen sie wieder herüber,
Das ist einem jeden bekannt.
Und kommen sie wieder zu uns zurück,
Der [Baur]2 geht ihnen entgegen;
Sie bringen ihm viel mal den Segen,
Sie bringen ihm Wohlstand und Glück.
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Confirmed with Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Alte deutsche Lieder gesammelt von L. A. von Arnim und Clemens Brentano, Dritter Band, Berlin, Expedition des v. Arnimschen Verlags, 1846, pages 64-65.
1 Weingartner: "in das"
2 Schumann, Weingartner: "Bauer"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Die Schwalben", op. 24 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Heuchemer (1826 - 1858), "Die Schwalben", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1858 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Die Schwalben", op. 79 no. 20[21] (1849), published 1849 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 20[21], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Die Schwalben", op. 84 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les orenetes", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De zwaluwen", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The swallows", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "As andorinhas", copyright © 2011, (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: 12
Word count: 75
The swallows
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Two swallows fly into the neighbour's house,
They fly upward and downward in turn;
Next year they shall come again,
And seek out their former abode.
They are now going forth into a new country,
And hastily they take flight thither;
Yet they shall return again,
Everyone knows that.
And when they return to us again,
The farmer goes forth to meet them;
They bring him many blessings,
They bring him prosperity and good fortune.
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 75