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From: "Judy Faust" <>
Subject: [AUSTRIA-L] Wenn ich ein voglein war
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:58:12 -0400


Dear Lister and especially, to Elfriede,
My mom called me today. I said, "Hey, Mom, I have a surprise for you! Listen
to this," and I played the simple piano tune from the tape. She was amazed
and delighted. Then she said, "Well we sure think alike: I looked through my
songbooks and I found a bird song in my piano music, but it was a different
one. It was about a mother bird with a message in her beak for someone."

Now I would like to hear some artistic renditions of "Wenn ich ein Voglein
war". I only have the simulated piano melody. What do you suggest and how or
where can I find one? Was there a famous singer that made it popular? When
was it the most popular? In the 1920's and 1930'?
Thanks a lot!

Judy Faust


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>From: E GRILLMAIR <>
>To:
>Subject: Re: [AUSTRIA-L] Wenn ich ein war
>Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 12:15 PM
>

>
> Hi, Judy -
>
> As another uprooted Austrian like your mother, I compensated for the
> loss of home by collecting all Austrian/German folksongs in books,
> records, tapes and CD's I could lay my hands on in the past nearly half
> century I have lived here in Canada. When I read your request about the
> song of the little bird, I knew immediately which one it was, checked my
> index, found it in 13 of my 100 or so songbooks and was just about ready
> to check in my music collection, when Tilman Brandl got ahead of me in
> giving you those two excellent musical web addresses. Of course, I got
> hopelessly lost in those nostalgia-producing web sites and then decided
> that I didn't need to answer you any more anyway.
>
> Well, the gist of my message is, if anyone on the list is looking for
> specific old songs that are not available online (i.e. on the web sites
> Tilman Brandl so kindly provided us with), I'd be happy to check whether
> I have it in my collection. Unfortunately so far I couldn't find or even
> recognize anything on the "Dumatella.." theme.
>
> Happy 81st birthday to your mother, Judy, and greetings from Canada,
> Elfriede Grillmair
>
>
>
> Judy Faust wrote:
>>
>> Dear Tilman Brandl,
>> This site never ceases to amaze me! Thank you so much for the info on the
>> song. I was so thrilled to actually hear it! I think I am going to ask my
>> sister who is a musician to play with the tune and song and make a modern
>> version of it as a present for my mother's 81st birthday. Wouldn't that be
>> something?
>>
>> Thank you so much!
>>
>> a happy
>> Judy Faust
>>
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