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Nun klinge, mein Lied, durch den knospenden Wald Und verhall' in den rieselnden Gründen! Der Winter ist aus und Frühling ist's bald, Und du sollst es der Erde verkünden. Drum heiße nun Wiesen und Auen schnell In schwellendes Grün sich kleiden, Und sende durch tauende Thäler den Quell, Damit sie sich festlich bereiten! Und weck' aus dem Traume mit leisem Ton Die Blumen im Feld und im Garten: Sie sollen mit blühenden Häuptern schon Den blühenden Freier erwarten. Dann lock' aus dem sonnigen Süden mir all Die säumigen Sänger, die süßen, Auf daß sie mit lustigem Liederschall Den lächelnden Lenz begrüßen! Und die Menschenherzen vergiß mir nicht, Versunken in Sorgen und Qualen; Laß ihnen des Frühlings Freudenlicht, Die Sonne der Hoffnung strahlen!
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), "Nun klinge, mein Lied", appears in Gedichte von Georg Scherer, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder [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 Wilhelm Handwerg (1842 - 1918), "Nun klinge, mein Lied", op. 39 no. 4, published 1890 [ four-part men's chorus ], from Vier Lieder für vierstimmige Männerchor, no. 4, Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Schmidt (b. 1848), "Nun klinge, mein Lied", op. 25 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Now ring out, my song", 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: 2010-02-22
Line count: 20
Word count: 122
Now ring out, my song, through the budding forest And die away in the rippling depths! Winter is over and soon it shall be spring, And you must proclaim it to the earth. Therefore command the meadows and leas To garb themselves quickly in burgeoning green, And send the water-spring through the thawing valleys So that they may prepare themselves festively! And with a quiet tone waken from dreams The flowers in field and garden: With blooming tops they shall already Await their blossoming suitor. Then entice from the sunny South for me All the tardy singers, the sweet ones, So that with a merry sounding of songs They may greet the smiling spring! And do not forget the hearts of mankind, Sunken in anxieties and agonies; Let the happy light of spring, Let the sun of hope beam for them!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), "Nun klinge, mein Lied", appears in Gedichte von Georg Scherer, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder
This text was added to the website: 2017-08-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 141