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Thauwind, lustiger Geselle, Grüß' dich Gott viel tausend Mal! Gleich entspringt des Liedes Quelle, Fährst du brausend durch das Thal! Hei! wie jauchzt der kecke Junge: Mit dem Winter ist's nun aus! Stürmt ihm nach [in muth'gem]1 Sprunge, Jagt ihn [grad]2 zum Land hinaus! Auf der Au die Blümlein alle, Alle Vöglein in dem Hain Sind erwacht vom Jubelschalle, Stimmen in den Jubel ein. Hättst uns längst schon wandern müßen, Winter du! mit Spott und Hohn! Kühner Sieger, laß dich grüßen Mit der Freude hellstem Ton!
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 12-13.
1 Keller: "in munt'rem"; Rosenmund: "mit munt'rem"2 Keller: "ganz"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Thauwind, lustiger Geselle", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 11 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892), "Thauwind, lustiger Geselle", op. 22 no. 3, published 1876 [ ttbb chorus ], from Fünfzehn Lieder und Gesänge von Friedrich Oser zunächst für Volksgesang (vierstimmigen Männerchor), no. 3, Binningen: Kompfe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Gersbach (1894 - 1973), "Tauwind", published [1927] [ boys' chorus ], Zurich: Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Keller (1847 - 1930), "Tauwind" [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Reinhold Reich (1842 - 1900), "Thauwind, lustiger Geselle", published 1877 [ men's chorus ], from Neun Lieder für Männerstimmen, no. 2, Leipzig: Siegismund & Volkening [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jakob Rosenmund (b. 1841), "Tauwind", confirmed with Helvetia. Liederbuch für Schweizerschulen, St. Gallen, 1894 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Anton Häring.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-10-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 88
Thawing wind, merry comrade, God greet you many thousand times! The well-spring of song bursts forth immediately When you move with a roar through the valley! Ha! how the audacious lad rejoices: Winter's time has run out! Storm after [winter] [with courageous]1 bounds, Chase it [right]2 out of the land! All the flowers upon the meadow, All the birdlets in the grove Have awakened from the exulting sounds And join into the rejoicing. You should long have been gone already, You winter! with taunts and scorn! Bold victor, accept our greetings With the brightest sound of joy!
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View original text (without footnotes)Translations of title(s):
"Tauwind" = "Thawing wind"
"Thauwind, lustiger Geselle" = "Thawing wind, merry comrade"
2 Keller: "utterly"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Thauwind, lustiger Geselle", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 11
This text was added to the website: 2024-06-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 99