Johannis war gekommen

Tenor-Solo:
 Johannis war gekommen,
 Der Erde Hochzeitstag,
 Wo sie als Braut am Herzen
 Des lieben Frühlings lag.

 Die stille Nacht umschleiert
 Den Schlummer der Natur.
 Das blasse Licht des Mondes
 Durchwandelt Hain und Flur.

 Die kleinen Blättchen schwirren
 Kaum hörbar in dem Baum,
 Um Schilf und Wasserblumen
 Schwebt Schlaf und Abendtraum.

Alt-Solo:
 Was ist auf jener Wiese
 Für zauberischer Sang,
 Und unterm Frühlingsgrase
 Für wunderlicher Klang?

Translation(s): ENG FRE ITA

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• by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874) [ 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Johannis war gekommen", op. 112 no. 2, published 1852 [solo voices, chorus, and piano], from the oratorio Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "St. John's Day had come", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2004-07-29.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:09
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Word count: 66

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St. John's Day had come

Tenor Solo:
 St. John's day had come,
 The wedding day of the world,
 When she [the world] lies like a bride
 On the bosom of beloved spring.

 The quiet night veils
 The slumber of nature.
 The pale light of the moon
 Wanders through the grove and fields.

 The little leaves are whirring
 Almost inaudibly in the tree.
 Around the reeds and waterlilies
 Waft sleep and evening dreams.

Alto Solo:
 What magical singing
 Sounds on yonder meadow?
 And under the spring grasses
 What fantastical sounds?

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874) FRE ITA
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Robert Schumann. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2009-05-14.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:14
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Word count: 84