Spring’s journey of wooing | The spring breezes swoosh

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by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Des Lenzes Minnefahrt

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Frühlingslüfte brausen
Mit Macht durch's grüne Land,
Sie weben unter Sausen
Der Erde Brautgewand.

Vom wilden Hochwald drüben
Ertönt es wie Schalmein;
Des Südens Sänger üben
Den Hochzeitsreigen ein.

Und froh grüßt jede Welle,
Aus Duft und Klang gepaart:
Glück auf, du Trautgeselle,
Zu deiner Minnefahrt!

Text Authorship:

by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947), "Des Lenzes Minnefahrt", appears in Fink und Nachtigall: Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, in Frühlingsstrophe, Ravensburg, Verlag von Friedrich Alber, first published 1908 [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 Max Springer (1877 - 1954), "Des Lenzes Minnefahrt", op. 15 no. 6 [ voice and piano ], from Fink und Nachtigall. 7 Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, no. 6, Regensburg, Alfred Coppenrath's Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring’s journey of wooing", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-05-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 47

Spring’s journey of wooing

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The spring breezes swoosh
Mightily through the green land,
In their rushing they weave
The bridal garment of the earth.

From the wild high forest yonder
There is a sound as of shawms;
The southern singers are rehearsing
The wedding roundelay.

And every wave gives joyful greeting,
A pairing of scent and sound:
Good luck to you, dear fellow,
Upon your journey of wooing!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (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 P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947), "Des Lenzes Minnefahrt", appears in Fink und Nachtigall: Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, in Frühlingsstrophe, Ravensburg, Verlag von Friedrich Alber, first published 1908
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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 64