Was fang' ich an?
Language:
German
Ach, wo ich gerne bin,
Da soll ich nimmer hin,
Und wo ich bleiben muß,
Da hab ich nur Verdruß.
Nach dem Walde soll ich nicht,
In den Garten mag ich nicht,
In der Stube bleib' ich nicht -
Was fang' ich an?
Ach, in dem Wald allein,
Da kann man lustig sein;
Da grünt es überall,
Da singt die Nachtigall.
Mutter, laß mich gehn hinaus,
In den grünen Wald hinaus!
Einen schönen Blumenstrauß,
Den bring' ich dir.
Könnt' ich ein Vogel sein,
Flög' ich in Wald hinein,
Zur reinen Maienluft,
Zum frischen Laubesduft!
Nach dem Walde soll ich nicht,
In den Garten mag ich nicht,
In der Stube bleib' ich nicht -
Was fang' ich an?
Input by Sharon Krebs
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 Leo Blech (1871-1958)
, "Was fang' ich an?", op. 21 (Acht Liedchen Grossen und Kleinen Kindern vorzusingen (Eight Songs for Small and Big Folks)) no. 4, copyright © 1913.
Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
ENG
English
[singable]
(Addie Funk)
Date added to the website: 2008-06-29.
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What shall I do
Language:
English
Ah, where I'd love to be,
That is forbidden me,
And where I have to be,
That only vexes me.
To the forest may I not,
For the garden care I not,
In the room remain I'll not -
What shall I do?
Ah, in the forest free
Only can happy be,
There green is all around
And songs of birds resound.
Mother, outdoors let me go,
To the verdant forest go,
Bunch of fairest flow'rs that blow
I'll bring to thee!
Could but a bird be I,
Would to the forest fly,
Fresh blow May zephyrs there
And fragrance fills the air!
To the forest may I not,
For the garden care I not,
In the room remain I'll not -
What shall I do?
From the Blech score.
Input by Sharon Krebs
Authorship
Singable translation
by
Addie Funk
, "What shall I do"
Based on
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
[ None yet in the database ]
Date added to the website: 2008-06-29.
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