Rote Rosenknospen

Rote Rosenknospen
künden schon des Lenzes Triebe.
Rosenrote Wangen
Deuten Mädchens erste Liebe.
Kleiner roter Vogel,
Flieg herab zur roten Rose!
Bursche geht zum ros'gen
Mädchen kosen.

Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE ITA

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• by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906) [ 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Rote Rosenknospen", alternate title: "Rothe Rosenknospen", op. 112 (Sechs Quartette für S., A., T. und B. mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1891), published 1892 [SATB quartet and piano], from the collection Vier Zigeunerlieder, no. 2, Leipzig, Peters [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "Red rosebuds herald the arrival of Spring", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Les boutons de roses rouges", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Rossi boccioli di rosa", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Red rosebuds herald the arrival of Spring

 Red rosebuds 
 herald the arrival of Spring.
 Rose-red cheeks
 mean a maiden's first love.
 Little red bird,
 fly off to the red rose!
 The lad is going to the rosy
 maiden to woo her!

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Hugo Conrat (1845 - 1906) DUT FRE ITA
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Johannes Brahms. Go to the text.

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.