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by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Morgenlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Willkommen, rothes Morgenlicht!
  Es grüßet dich mein Geist,
Der durch des Schlafes Hülle bricht,
  Und seinen Schöpfer preis't.

Willkommen, goldner Morgenstrahl,
  Der schon den Berg begrüßt,
Und bald im stillen Quellenthal
  Die kleine Blume küßt!

O Sonne, sei mir Gottes Bild,
  Der täglich dich erneut,
Der immer hehr, und immer mild,
  Die ganze Welt erfreut.

Der, wie die Blum' im Quellenthal,
  O Sonne, dich erschuf,
Als deine Schwestern allzumal
  Entflammten seinem Ruf.

Ihr wandelt auf bestimmter Bahn
  Einher und strauchelt nicht;
Denn Gottes Odem haucht euch an,
  Sein Aug' ist euer Licht.

Er leitet euch am Gängelband,
  Heil mir! Er führt auch mich!
Er, der Orions Gürtel band,
  Verband auch mich mit sich!

Er leitet jeden, der ihm traut,
  Mit unsichtbarer Hand,
Als wär' er nur ihm anvertraut,
  An seinem Gängelband!

Die Sonne steiget! Weib und Kind
  Erwacht! erwacht wie sie
Erwachet! werfen wir geschwind 
  Uns alle hin auf's Knie!

Und dann zur Tagesarbeit, frisch,
  Sein Segen leuchtet hell!
Der Herr bereitet unsern Tisch.
  Uns quillt der Freude Quell!

Uns strahlet Gottes Herrlichkeit
  Auch aus der Unsern Gruft;
Wir wissen, wer zur Seligkeit
  Sie rief, und bald uns ruft!

Dem sind auch seine Todten nah',
  Wer Gott, den Herren, preis't,
Und freudig im Halleluja 
  Sich dieser Welt entreißt.

Confirmed with Gedichte der Brüder Christian und Friedrich Leopold Grafen zu Stolberg. Zweiter Theil. Wien, 1821. Im Verlage bei J.B. Wallishausser. Hamburg, bei Perthes und Besser, pages 113-115; and with Musen-Almanach fürs Jahr 1795. Herausgegeben von Johann Heinrich Voß. Hamburg bei Carl Ernst Bohn, pages 68-70.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819), "Morgenlied", written 1793 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

  • by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Morgenlied", D 266 (1815), published 1895 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del matí", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Morgenlied", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Morning song", copyright ©
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "Morning song", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du matin", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 44
Word count: 208

Morning song
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Welcome, red morning light!
My spirit greets you,
breaking through the cover of sleep 
and praising its creator.
 
Welcome, golden beam of morning,
that is already greeting the mountain,
And soon in the quiet valley of springs
will kiss the little flowers.
 
O Sun, be for me the image of God,
who renews us every day,
who, forever noble and forever mild,
delights the whole world.


























And when we cheerfully begin our day's work,
His blessing shines bright! 
The Lord prepares our table,
[And] for us flows the source of joy!









Translation revised 05-31-09 with very helpful suggestions by Bertram Kottmann.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

    Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
    from the LiederNet Archive

    For any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819), "Morgenlied", written 1793
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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