Dejte klec jestřábu ze zlata ryzého

Dejte klec jestřábu ze zlata ryzého;
nezmění on za ni hnízda trněného.
Komoni bujnému, jenž se pustou žene,
zřídka kdy připnete uzdy a třemene.
A tak i cigánu příroda cos dala:
k volnosti ho věčným poutem, k volnosti ho upoutala.

by Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , no title, op. 55 no. 7, B. 104 no. 7 (1880), from Ciganské melodie, no. 7, note: also set in German

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , no title, op. 55 no. 7, B. 104 no. 7 (1880), from Zigeunermelodien, no. 7, note: also set in Czech

ENG English (Gayle Royko Heuser)
ITA Italian (Maria Rita De Matteis)
FRE French (Marc Moreau)

Date added to the website: 2004-01-16.

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