Steht auf, ihr lieben Kinderlein,
Der Morgenstern mit hellem Schein
Läßt [sich sehn]1 frei gleich wie ein Held
Und leuchtet in die ganze Welt.

[Sei willkommen]2, du lieber Tag,
Vor dir die Nacht nicht bleiben mag,
Leucht uns in unsre Herzen fein
Mit deinem himmelischen Schein.

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Note: the first stanza was used by Alberus in Steht auf, ihr lieben Kinderlein, set by Reger as "Morgengesang".

¹ Weismann: "sehn sicht"; Elling: "sich sehen"
² Elling: "Willkommen sei"

Text Authorship:

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Morgenlied", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 Jacob Ehrhart (flourished c1882), "Morgenlied", op. 2, Heft 1 no. 1, published 1882 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Acht Liedlein aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn den Kleinen vorzusingen für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
• by Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Morgenlied", 1887-88 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus des Knaben Wunderhorn I, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Johann Carl Eschmann (1826 - 1882), "Morgenlied", op. 50 (Acht deutsche Volkslieder für 2 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1878 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
• by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "Morgenlied", 1905-20, from Kinderlieder, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
• by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Morgenlied", op. 15 no. 2 (1917-22) [ soprano, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin, and viola ], from Fünf geistliche Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Morgenlied", op. 11 (Kinderlieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 1 (1918), published c1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Morgenlied", op. 54a no. 1, published 1919 [ voice and piano with violin obbligato ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Song of morning", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du matin", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten

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