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Hell in's Fenster scheint die Sonne, Scheint in's Herz mir Himmelswonne; Und was kalt ist, dumpf und weh, Thaut sie weg, wie Eis und Schnee. Winter weint die hellsten Thränen, Und ich fühle Frühjahrssehnen, Kinderfreude, frisch wie Thau, Lacht mir aus dem Himmelsblau. Noch ist's Zeit für Glück und Wonne, Komm herein, o Frühjahrssonne! Lächle mir die Seligkeit, Tief in's Herz! noch ist es Zeit!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Quickborn. Gedichte aus dem Volksleben von Klaus Groth, aus ditmarscher Mundart übertragen von A. v. Winterfeld, Berlin: Verlag von A. Hofmann & Comp., 1856, pages 212-213.
Note for stanza 3, line 3: in Reger's setting, in the second tenor part only, "die Seligkeit" becomes "die hehre Seligkeit".
Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld (1824 - 1888), "Hell in's Fenster scheint die Sonne", appears in Quickborn. Gedichte aus dem Volksleben von Klaus Groth. Aus ditmarscher Mundart übertragen von A. v. Winterfeld [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Plattdeutsch by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Hell int Finster", appears in Quickborn: Volksleben in Plattdeutschen Gedichten ditmarscher Mundart
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 75
The sun shines brightly into the window, It shines heavenly bliss into my heart, And what is cold, dull, and painful, The sun melts away like ice and snow. Winter weeps the brightest tears, And I feel a springtime yearning; Childlike joy, fresh as dew, Smiles upon me from out of the blue of the sky. There is still time for happiness and bliss, Come in, oh springtime sun! Smilingly send felicity Deep into my heart; there is still time.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Frühlingssonne" = "Spring sun"
"Hell ins Fenster" = "Brightly into the window"
"Hell in's Fenster scheint die Sonne" = "The sun shines brightly into the window"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Wilhelm Ernst von Winterfeld (1824 - 1888), "Hell in's Fenster scheint die Sonne", appears in Quickborn. Gedichte aus dem Volksleben von Klaus Groth. Aus ditmarscher Mundart übertragen von A. v. Winterfeld
Based on:
- a text in Plattdeutsch by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Hell int Finster", appears in Quickborn: Volksleben in Plattdeutschen Gedichten ditmarscher Mundart
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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 87