by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
Schon eilet froh der Ackersmann
Language: German (Deutsch)
Aria: Simon Schon eilet froh der Ackersmann zur Arbeit auf das Feld, in langen Furchen schreitet er dem Pfluge flötend nach. In abgemessen Gange dann wirft er den Saamen aus, den birgt der Acker treu und reift ihn bald Zur goldnen Frucht.
Authorship:
- by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Schon eilet froh der Ackersmann", Hob. XXI:3 no. 3b, first performed 1801 [bass and orchestra], from Die Jahreszeiten, no. 3b, (Frühling) [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , "Already the farmer gladly hurries", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Déjà le laboureur se hâte joyeusement", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Amelia Maria Imbarrato
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-03
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