Ein Vöglein singt im Wald

Ein Vöglein singt im Wald,
singt Lieb' und Leiden,
ich weine für mich hin -
Du willst ja scheiden.

Viel Rosen blühen rot -
ich pflücke keine,
brauch weder Schmuck noch Zier,
so ganz alleine.

Hab' dich so lieb gehabt
und willst doch wandern,
suchst nun dein Fröhlichkeit,
dein Glück bei Andern.

by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865-1921)

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

by Fritz Lubrich, Jr. (1888-1971) , "Volkslied", op. 11a, published 1916.
by Max Reger (1873-1916) , "Volkslied", op. 37 (Fünf Gesänge) no. 2 (1899).
by Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) , "Ein Vöglein singt im Wald", WoO. 23 (1906). [choral]
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Ein Vöglein singt im Wald", op. 33 (Fünf volkstümliche Lieder) no. 3, published 1904.

DUT Dutch [singable] (August Matthijs)
ENG English [singable] (J. A. Homan)

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A bird in the wood

A bird sings in the wood
Of love and sorrow;
I weep in lonely mood,
Thou wilt forsake me!

Red roses blossom there,
Not one I gather;
No flowers can I wear
So sad and lonely!

My love is but for thee,
And still wilt wander?
How couldst thou happy be
With others yonder?

Singable translation by J. A. Homan , "A bird in the wood"

a text in German by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865-1921) DUT

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

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Date added to the website: 2009-02-15.