by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker
Botschaft
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Schwinge dich, liebes Schwälbchen, Zum alten Giebelhaus, Wo früh das blonde Gretel Verstohlen guckt heraus! Und sag' ihr frohe Kunde, Doch sag' es nicht zu laut: Bald blüht die grüne Myrthe, Und Gretel heißt die Braut!
Confirmed with Fliegende Blätter, 111. Band (1899), Nro. 2824, page 123
Text Authorship:
- by Justus Friedrich Reinhard Spitzner (1863 - 1922), as Reinhard Volker, "Botschaft" [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 Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Botschaft", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Sakolowski (1872 - 1913), "Botschaft", op. 23 (8 Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1901 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Herrn. Seemann Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Message", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-08-17
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