German American Annals, 1905, Vol. 7

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Excerpt from German American Annals, 1905, Vol. 7: Continuation Of The Quarterly Americana Germanica, A Monthly Devoted To The Comparative Study Of The Historical, Literary, Linguistic, Educational And Commercial Relations Of Germany And America NorclsAmerilcanische Vogel in Liedern F ur Familien-und Schulgebrauch. Von H. A. Rattermann. Selbstverlag des Verfassers. Cincinnati, O., U. S. A., 19 o 4. Among the many productions of the Nestor of German American history, this collection occupies a unique place. It is a garland of poetic pearls, each of which is devoted to a separate species of American birds. Unlike the songs of most of the birds themselves, the songs of this collection were sung in the winter time, when the singer was banished to the quiet of his study , but they are none the less true imitations of the songsters of the woods. The meter is varied to harmonize with the song of the bird, and in many cases, the actual sounds which the birds make are imitated. Anumber of the poems are written in rhymeless strophic structure. To these the author has supplied the metrical scheme at the top of the poem, after the manner of the antique ode. Another interesting and important feature of the collection is the introductory notes accompanying a number of the poems, furnishing a historical fact, or a reminiscence, or an appropriate citation from Some great authority on birds. In all, some sixty species of birds are thus described in Verse, including the appendix, - which contains twelve poems by other German, and German American poets. There remain then sixty original poems, characterizing as many different birds. A few specimens will illustrate the character of the poems : An den Baltimore 0 riol. Baltimore Vogel. Coracias Galbula, Linn. (1753). Bist wieder da, mein 0 riol, Aus Siidens warmem Winterlandk Ja, du bist da und lebensvoll, Mit deinem glanzenden Gewand, Die Trauerzeit ist nun vergangen, seit ich dich seh in Gliihroth prangen. Another reminds us of Goethes Mailied : Der Magnoliensanger. Brehms Flechten-waldsanger. Sylvia Magnolia, Latham (179o). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.