The earth stands in sweet trembling

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by Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn (1809 - 1897)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Erde steht in süssem Beben

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Erde steht in süssem Beben,
Der junge Lenz zieht heute ein!
Und mit ihm kommt ein neues Leben,
Kommt Liebe, Glück und Sonnenschein.

Es regt sich schon auf Höh'n, in Tiefen,
Wie Brausen zieht es durch die Nacht,
Viel tausend Knospen, die da schliefen,
Zu neuem Sein sind sie erwacht.

Da zieht wohl auch die Frühlingssonne
Erwärmend ein in manche Brust,
Weckt drinnen einen sel'ge Wonne,
Von der sie nie bisher gewusst.

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by Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn (1809 - 1897) [author's text not yet checked 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 Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Die Erde steht in süssem Beben", op. 82 no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Aus der Frühlingszeit. Ein Liederzyklus von Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The earth stands in sweet trembling

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The earth stands in sweet trembling,
Young springtime is entering today!
And with it comes a new life,
Comes love, happiness and sunshine.

Things are stirring already upon the heights, in the depths,
Like a roar it travels through the night,
Many thousand buds that were sleeping
Have woken to a new existence.

The springtime sun also enters
Many a breast and warms it,
Wakens within it a blessed joy
Of which it never knew before.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ottilie von Ahlefeldt-Dehn (1809 - 1897)
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This text was added to the website: 2022-10-23
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Word count: 76