The apple tree's springtime dream | Lo, the apple tree in front of the house

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by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Des Apfelbaumes Frühlingstraum

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Sieh, nun schmückt mit tausend Blüthen
Sich vorm Haus der Apfelbaum,
Selbst sein müdes altes Herze
Träumt noch einen Frühlingstraum.

Und ich selber, jung und blühend,
Sollte ohne Wünsche sein?
Nein, auch meine Augen träumen
Sehnend in den Lenz hinein.

Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Gedichte, Neunte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 166.

Text Authorship:

by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Des Apfelbaumes Frühlingstraum", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Nach Jahren, 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 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Des Apfelbaumes Frühlingstraum", op. 9 (Lieder und Duette mit Begleitung des Klaviers) no. 4, published 1906 [ voice and piano ], München: Dr. Heinrich Lewy ; Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The apple tree's springtime dream", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rêve de printemps du pommier", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-03
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Word count: 40

The apple tree's springtime dream

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Lo, the apple tree in front of the house
Is adorning itself with a thousand blossoms,
Even its weary old heart
Is still dreaming a springtime dream.

And I myself, young and blooming,
Should be without wishes?
No, my eyes, too, are dreaming
Yearningly into the springtime.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Des Apfelbaumes Frühlingstraum", appears in Gedichte, in 3. Nach Jahren, no. 4
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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 47