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by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Wieder grünen diese Tale
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wieder grünen diese Tale,
ach, als wäre nichts geschehen:
Muss ich [nicht]1 im Maienstrahle
einsam zwischen Wundern [gehen?]2

Bunte Frühlingsvögel tauschen
schmetternd ihre wilden Lieder;
ach, ich zieh' mit ihr zu lauschen
nicht mehr selig auf und nieder.

Blütenbäume streuen Flocken,
Auen duften, Wiesen glänzen,
doch ich darf die [blonden]3 Locken
[ihr nicht mehr mit]4 Blumen kränzen.

Volle Wasserfälle schäumen
stets noch zwischen Fels und Rüstern,
nicht mehr hör' ich an den Bäumen
ihre süße Stimme flüstern.

Weh', verrauscht sind Küss' und Gluten,
hin der holden Liebe Schimmer!
Hingeströmt, wie diese Fluten
nimmer kehren, kehrt sie nimmer.

Ach, was zeigst du deine Schätze,
Frühling, einem Geist voll Schmerzen?
Öde sind die schönsten Plätze
[einem]5 öden, wunden Herzen.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   L. Norman 

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1 Norman: "doch"
2 Norman: "gehen!"
3 Norman: "dunklen"
4 Norman: "nicht mehr mit den"
5 Norman: "diesem"

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), no title [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 Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885), "Wieder grünen diese Tale", op. 31 no. 5 (1867) [ voice and piano ], from Waldlieder = Skogsånger, no. 5, Stockholm, Abr. Hirsch, also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ludvig Norman.
      • Go to the text.

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 122

Åter grönska dessa dalar
Language: Swedish (Svenska)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Åter grönska dessa dalar,
ack, som vore intet borta!
Mig blott ingen Maj hugsvalar
med sin herrlighet, den korta.

Vårens granna foglar sjunga
jublande kring blomstergången.
Ack jag lyss ej med min unga
brud, som förr, så glad på sången!

Blomsterträden snöga flockar
att kring ängens tufva dansa,
men jag får ej hennes lockar
nu mer med de blomstren kransa.

Fulla källsprång öfversvämma
skog och dal, der våren andas.
Men jag hör ej hennes stämma
mer med vågens joller blandas.

Ve! förbi kyssens lågor
är den kärlek jag begråter!
jagas bort, som källans vågor
aldrig vänder mer han åter.

Ack, hvi prålar du med tomma
fröjder, var, inför min smärta?
Härjad är ju hvarje blomma
i mitt arma, vissna hjerta.

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), no title
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885), "Åter grönska dessa dalar", op. 31 no. 5 [ voice and piano ], from Waldlieder = Skogsånger, no. 5, Stockholm, Abr. Hirsch, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 120

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