Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär
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| "Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär" | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Text in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1806 | |
| Song | |
| Language | German |
| English title | If only I were a bird |
| Published | not later than 1756 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Songwriter | Traditional |
"Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär" (If [only] I were a bird) is a German and Swiss folk song from the song book Des Knaben Wunderhorn.[1]
The song, probably of Swiss origin, became widely known already in the latter half of the 18th century (a leaflet dated 1756; then published in a German folklore collection from 1778/79). The tune to the work first appeared in print not later than in 1800 in a German Liederspiel [song play].[2][3]
