Springtime | Leaves upon trees

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by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühling

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Blätter auf Bäumen,
Blüten am Stengel,
Und in den Blüten
Träumen
Die Engel;
Träumen und Hoffen
Selige Zeit;
Blau ist der Himmel
Offen 
Und weit.

Augen erhebet
Euch durch die Thränen;
Tief in dem Herzen
Bebet
Ein Sehnen.
Aber das Sehnen
Leitet zum Glück.
Frühling im Herzen;
Thränen
Im Blick.

Confirmed with Deutsche Lieder von Karl von Holtei, Zweite vermehrte Auflage, Schleusingen, Verlag von Conrad Glaser, 1836, page 86.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880), "Frühling", appears in Deutsche 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 Walter von Goethe (1817 - 1885), "Frühling", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1844? [ voice and piano ], Wien: Haslinger [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Springtime", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Springtime

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Leaves upon trees,
Blossoms on the stem,
And in the blossoms
The angels
Dream;
Dream and hope
For blissful times;
The sky is blue
Open
And broad.

Eyes, raise yourselves
Through the tears;
Deep in your heart
Trembles
A yearning.
But the yearning
Leads to happiness.
Springtime in your heart;
Tears
In your gaze.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Eduard von Holtei (1798 - 1880), "Frühling", appears in Deutsche Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-21
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