Sitzt a schöns Vögerl aufm Dannabaum
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE
Sitzt a schöns Vögerl aufm Dannabaum,
tut nix als singa und schrain;
was muß denn das für a Vögerl sain?
Das muß a Nachtigall sain!
Noan, mai Schatz, das is koan Nachtigall,
noan, mai Schatz, das darfst nit glaubn;
koan Nachtigall schlägt auf oanam Dannabaum,
schlägt in a Haselnußstaudn.
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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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Nachtigall", WoO. 31 no. 2 (1857), from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Sitzt a schöns Vögerl aufm Dannabaum", op. 113 no. 3, published 1891 [ vocal quartet of female voices ], from 13 Kanons für Frauenstimmen, no. 3, Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "'t Vogeltje zit in de sparrenboom", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , 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: 8
Word count: 49
A beautiful bird sat in a fir tree
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A beautiful bird sat in a fir tree,
Doing nothing but singing and exclaiming;
What kind of a bird could that be?
It must be a nightingale!
No, my dear, that is not a nightingale,
No, my dear, that couldn’t be possible;
No nightingale warbles in a fir tree,
It sings in a hazel nut tree.
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Translation of title "The Nachtigall" = "The nightingale"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 56