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Hoch auf der stillen Alpenhalde Weht weicher, feiner Sonnenduft; Noch liegt der Schnee zu tiefst im Walde, Doch ums Gehäng' haucht Frühlingsluft. Und zages Grün lugt aus den Ritzen Der Felsenwand im Morgenschein! Wie blaut es um die Bergesspitzen, Wie träufelt's leise im Gestein. Da schauern die verschlafnen Tannen -- Das weht und webt, das quillt und taut; Ein Vogel lockt und huscht von dannen Erschreckt vom eignen süßen Laut. Und wie vom Traum wacht nun die Fülle Des Blühens auf; und wonnig bebt Durch die Natur, die schlummerstille, Der Freudengruß: Sie lebt, sie lebt!
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Confirmed with Karl Stieler, Neue Hochlandslieder, herausgegeben von Karl Quenzel, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, [1917], pages 43-44.
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Bergfrühling", subtitle: "(April.)", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 7. Jahreszeiten, no. 4 [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 Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "April. Bergfrühling", op. 51 no. 4, published 1882 [ ssa chorus ], from Die Monate. 12 dreistimmige Chorgesänge für 2 Sopran und Alt ohne Begleitung. Zum Gebrauch in höheren Schulen und Gesangvereinen, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(April.)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 94
High upon the silent alpine acclivity There wafts soft, delicate sun-scent; In the depths of the forest the snow still lies, But springtime breezes whisper about the slopes. And timid green peeps from the cracks Of the cliffs in the radiance of morning! How bluely it shines about the mountain tops, How it drips quietly among the rocks. A shudder passes through the drowsy firs -- There is a wafting and weaving, a welling up and thawing; A bird peeps enticingly and swooshes off, Startled by its own sweet sound. And as if from a dream the plenitude of blossoming Awakens now; and blissfully Through slumber-silent Nature trembles The joyful greeting: She lives, she lives!
Subtitle: "(April.)"
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Translations of title(s):
"April. Bergfrühling" = "April. Mountain springtime"
"Bergfrühling" = "Mountain springtime"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Bergfrühling", subtitle: "(April.)", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 7. Jahreszeiten, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 114