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O wie sind heut die Berge schön! Der feuchte blaue Himmel lacht, Und durch die Täler braust mit Macht Von Süden her der wilde Föhn. Der ferne Jura blaut wie Samt Aus dunstig weißer Fläche her, Auf allen Alpen ist ein Meer Von silberweißem Licht entflammt. Der mondelange Winter wich, Schon manchem grünen Hang hinan Blüht Knabenkraut und Enzian -- Nun, meine Seele, freue dich!
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 511-512.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Schweizer Frühling", written 1902 [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 Hans Leicht (b. 1899), "April", 1952 [ 2 voices unaccompanied ], from Sieben ein- und zweistimmige Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Swiss spring", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 64
Oh comme les montagnes sont belles aujourd'hui ! Le ciel humide et bleu rit Et dans la vallée gronde avec force Le foehn sauvage venu du sud. Le lointain Jura bleuit comme du velours, Émergeant des blanches plaines brumeuses, Au-dessus de toutes les Alpes, une mer S'enflamme d'une lumière blanche comme l'argent. Après de longs mois l'hiver a disparu, Déjà sur beaucoup de verts adrets Fleurissent l'orchis et la gentiane – Maintenant, réjouis-toi, mon âme !
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Translations of title(s):
"Schweizer Frühling" = "Printemps suisse"
"April" = "Avril"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Pierre Mathé, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Schweizer Frühling", written 1902
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 74