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Nun weht auf der Heide der scharfe Nordost, Am Vordach hangt der Zapfen von Eis, Die Tannen schütteln sich rings vor Frost, Und Feld und Kirchhof sind silberweiß. Im Dorf verschneit liegt jeglicher Pfad, Ein Weg nur führet zur Schenke allein, Und geh' ich dort grade des Abends spat, So tret' ich hinein; O mein Käthchen, mein Mädchen, nun bringe mir Wein! O liebes Käthchen, nun sing' mir ein Lied Von der sonnigen, wonnigen Frühlingszeit! Und wenn erst wieder die Schwalbe zieht, Dann sollst du schauen, wie hold sich's freit. Und wenn aufs neu der Winter sich naht, Da schiert kein Wind uns von Ost und von West; Am lodernden Herde sitzen wir spat Im traulichen Nest Und küssen uns warm und umschlingen uns fest.
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Confirmed with Emanuel Geibel, Werke, Band 1, Leipzig und Wien, 1918, pages 122-123.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Winter", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 2 [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 Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Nun weht auf der Haide", op. 24 no. 2, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], from 2 ländliche Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Hill (1838 - 1902), "Winter", op. 39 (Zwei ländliche Lieder) no. 2, published 1878 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810 - 1882), "Winter", op. 52 no. 2, published 1850 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Winter" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Emanuel Geibel, no. 1, MS in Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Rittershaus (1863 - 1929), "Winter", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Nun weht auf der Haide", op. 12 no. 6, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Chamisso, Geibel, Rückert und Kerner, no. 6, Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 125
The sharp north east wind is now blowing on the heath, From the porch hang icicles, The firs round about are shaking from the frost, And field and churchyard are silvery white. In the village every pathway is snowed under, The only discernable track leads to the pub And if I happen to be walking there late in the evening I enter. Oh Kathy, my girl, now bring me wine! Oh dear Kathy, now sing me a song Of the sunny, joyous springtime! And when the swallow returns again Then you shall see how lovely it is to go a-courting. And when the winter approaches anew, Then we shall be bothered by neither east wind nor west wind; By the glowing hearth we shall sit late In the cosy nest And kiss warmly and embrace fervently.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Winter", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 136