Ein Vögelein fliegt über den Rhein

Ein Vögelein
Fliegt über den Rhein
Und wiegt die Flügel
Im Sonnenschein,
Sieht Rebenhügel
Und grüne Flut
[ In goldner Glut. -]1
Wie wohl das tut,
So hoch erhoben
Im Morgenhauch!
Beim Vöglein droben,
O, wär' ich auch!

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¹ omitted by Lang.

Authorship

by Christian Reinhold (1813-1856) [pseudonym] , title unknown, from Gedichte, Stuttgart, published 1853

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) , "Auf dem Schiffe", op. 97 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1885), published 1886.
by Josephine Lang (1815-1880) , "Vögelein", op. 14 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 5 (1842).

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In the boat", copyright ©
FRE French (Odile Bénassy) , "Un petit oiseau", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Un uccelletto vola sul Reno", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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