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by Stefan Witwicki (1801 - 1847)
Translation by Heinrich Nitschmann (1826 - 1905)

Życzenie
Language: Polish (Polski) 
Our translations:  CHI ENG FRE
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Gdybym ja była słoneczkiem na niebie,
Nie świeciłabym jak tylko dla ciebie.
Ani na wody, 
ani na lasy, 
ale po wszystkie
Czasy pod twym okienkiem i tylko dla ciebie
Gdybym w słoneczko mogła zmienić siebie.

Gdybym ja była ptaszkiem z tego gaju,
Nie śpiewałabym w żadnym obcym kraju.
Ani na wody, 
ani na lasy, 
ale po wsystkie
Czasy pod twym okienkiem i tylko dla ciebie
Czemuż nie mogę w ptaszka zmienić siebie.

Text Authorship:

  • by Stefan Witwicki (1801 - 1847) [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 Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849), "Życzenie", op. 74 no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910) , "Mädchens Wunsch" ; composed by Paul Hoppe.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896) , "Mädchens Wunsch" ; composed by Antonie Broich, Ādams Ore.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Nitschmann (1826 - 1905) , "Wunsch" ; composed by Alban Förster, Friedrich Klose, Paul Sakolowski.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "心愿", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Christopher Lapkowski) , "Wish", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Souhait", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Georg Friedrich Reiß) , "Mädchens Wunsch"
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Robert Hirschfeld) , "Mädchens Wunsch"


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-27
Line count: 14
Word count: 72

Ich möchte wohl die liebe Sonne sein
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Polish (Polski) 
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Ich möchte wohl die liebe Sonne sein,
  Für keinen strahlen, als für dich allein;
    Nicht in den Wäldern, nicht auf dem See,
    Sondern allstündlich in deiner Näh'.
  Ich schiene nur in deine Fensterlein, --
  O dürft' ich doch die liebe Sonne sein! 
Ich möchte wohl ein kleines Vöglein sein, 
  Mein Lied erklänge immer durch den Hain;
    Nicht durch die Fluren, nicht auf dem See,
    Sondern allstündlich in deiner Näh'.
  Ich sänge nur in deine Fensterlein --
  O dürft' ich doch ein kleines Vöglein sein!

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•   F. Klose 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Heinrich Nitschmann (1826 - 1905), "Wunsch" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Polish (Polski) by Stefan Witwicki (1801 - 1847)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Alban Förster (1849 - 1916), "Was ich sein möchte", op. 117 (Zwei Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme -- für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rud. Dietrich [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Klose (1862 - 1942), "Wunsch", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Paul Sakolowski (1872 - 1913), "Wunsch", op. 23 (8 Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 7, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Herrn. Seemann Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2013-05-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 82

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