Frühlingslied

Das Körnlein springt,
Der Vogel singt,
Der Frühling ist gekommen;
Es rinnt der Quell,
Der Bach fließt hell,
Das Fischlein kommt geschwommen.

Und überall
Ist froher Schall,
Es regt sich voller Freude,
Denn Wonn und Lust
Füllt jede Brust,
Das Gräslein auf der Heide.

Die Biene summt,
die Hornis brummt,
Die Spinne drehet Netze;
Versteckt sie sitzt,
Ihr Auge blitzt,
Sie sinnt auf Raub und Hetze.

Und Mücklein fliegt,
Im Netze liegt
Es, eh es sich's versehen;
Und denkt es noch:
"Wie kam es doch?"
Ist's schon um es geschehen.

Verborgen, Kind,
Viel Netze sind
Hier um, dort um gehangen;
Man schaut und schaut,
Und traut und traut,
Und liegt im Netz gefangen.

Translation(s): DUT ENG FRE

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First published in the Deutscher Musenalmanach für 1850, page 107

Submitted by Ted Perry

Authorship

• by Ferdinand Braun (1812 - 1854), "Frühlingslied", subtitle: "Für ein Kind", first published 1850 [ 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 Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Frühlingslied", op. 14 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, published 1873 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [ sung text not verified ]
• by Frédéric Louis Ritter (1826 - 1891), "Frühlingslied", op. 3, Heft 1 no. 3, published 1867 [voice and piano], from Kinder-Lieder, no. 3, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [ sung text not verified ]
• by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Frühlingslied", op. 125 no. 1 (1850), published 1853 [voice and piano], from Heitere Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 1, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lentelied", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring song", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de printemps", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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

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Lentelied

Het graan ontspringt,
De vogel zingt,
De lente is gekomen;
De bron ruist hel,
De beek vloeit snel,
Het visje neemt de stromen.
 
En overal
Klinkt fris geschal,
Het roert en rept zich blijde,
Genot, plezier
In mens en dier,
En 't grasje op de heide.
 
Het bijtje zoemt,
De horzel bromt,
De spin weeft sluw haar netten;
Verstopt, gespitst
- haar oog, zie 't flitst! --
Zit zij op buit te letten.
 
Een mugje vliegt;
In 't web gewiegd
Is 't, vóór 't iets aan ziet komen;
En denkt het nog
"Hoe kwam dat toch?"
Dan is 't al omgekomen.
 
Verstopt, kindlief,
Zit 't ongerief,
Dan hier, dan daar gehangen;
Men spiedt en spiedt
Maar speurt het niet
En zit in 't net gevangen.

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• Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
  
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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Ferdinand Braun (1812 - 1854), "Frühlingslied", subtitle: "Für ein Kind", first published 1850 ENG FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Arno Kleffel, Frédéric Louis Ritter, Robert Schumann. Go to the text.

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