Children of spring in a colourful tumult

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühlingskinder im bunten Gedränge

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE HEB ITA

Frühlingskinder im bunten Gedränge,
Flatternde Blüten, duftende Hauche,
Schmachtende, jubelnde Liebesgesänge
Stürzen ans Herz mir aus jedem Strauche.
Frühlingskinder mein Herz umschwärmen,
Flüstern hinein mit schmeichelnden Worten,
Rufen hinein mit trunkenem Lärmen,
Rütteln an längst verschlossenen Pforten.
Frühlingskinder, mein Herz umringend,
Was doch sucht ihr darin so dringend?
Hab' ich's verrathen euch jüngst im Traume,
Schlummernd unter dem Blüthenbaume?
Brachten euch Morgenwinde die Sage,
Daß ich im Herzen eingeschlossen
Euren lieblichen Spielgenossen,
Heimlich und selig -- ihr Bildnis trage?

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang • C. Marek • E. Schultz • R. Strauss • P. Wolfrum

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Confirmed with Nicolaus Lenau, Gedichte, Dritte Auflage, Stuttgart und Tübingen: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1837, page 81.

Note for line 7, word 4: Lang has "trunkenen", which is likely a typo.

Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Frühlingsgedränge", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Frühling [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Children of spring in a colourful tumult

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Children of spring in a colourful tumult,
Fluttering blossoms, scented breezes,
Languishing, rejoicing love songs
Dash themselves at my heart from out of every bush.
Children of spring swarm about my heart,
Whisper into it with flattering words,
Call into it with intoxicated clamouring,
Rattle at long-locked gates.
Children of spring, encircling my heart,
What do you seek so urgently therein?
Did I recently disclose it to you in a dream,
While slumbering under the blossoming tree?
Did the morning winds bring you the tidings
That I have enshrined in my heart
Your lovely playmate,
That I secretly and blissfully carry her image there?

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Translations of title(s):
"Frühlingsgedränge" = "Tumult of spring"
"Frühlingskinder" = "Children of spring"
"Frühlingskinder in buntem Gedränge" = "Children of spring in a colourful tumult"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Frühlingsgedränge", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Frühling
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Word count: 105