Herr Lenz

Herr Lenz springt heute durch die Stadt
in einer blauen Hose.
Und wer zwei junge Beine hat,
springt säftefroh, springt sonnensatt
und kauft sich bei ihm Lose.

Dort biegt er um das Giebelhaus,
die Taschen voller Gaben,
da strecken sich die Hände aus,
ein jeder möchte einen Strauß,
hei! für sein Mädel haben.

Ich hole mir auch einen Schatz
hinweg von Glas und Schüssel.
Hut auf! Wir rennen übern Platz!
Herr Lenz, für ihren Busenlatz
ein'n gelben Himmelsschlüssel!

Translation(s): ENG FRE ITA

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Authorship

• by Emanuel, Freiherr von Bodman (1874 - 1946) [ author's text not yet checked 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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Herr Lenz", op. 37 (Sechs Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1898 [voice and piano], München, Aibl. Verlag [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

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

• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Lord Spring", copyright ©
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title 1: "Messer Aprile", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Monsieur Printemps", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Lord Spring

Lord Spring leaps through town today,
wearing bright blue stockings.
And he who has two young legs
leaps sap-joyously and sun-sated after,
to partake in his bounty.

There he is, near the gabled house,
his pockets full of gifts;
and the hands stretch toward him -
everyone would like a bouquet
for his sweetheart, hey!

I fetch myself a sweetheart
away from her glasses and bowls.
Hat on! We're running across the square!
Lord Spring, to unlock her bosom,
a yellow cowslip key!

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel, Freiherr von Bodman (1874 - 1946) FRE ITA
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Richard Georg Strauss. Go to the text.

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