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Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit, Wenn es Liebe regnet, Oeffne, Herz, dem Glück dich weit, Das so hold dich segnet. Halt' im Liede fest den Glanz Solcher Freudentage, Doch ins Heut versunken ganz Nicht nach Morgen frage. Weißt du doch, der Rosenzeit Folgt die Sonnenwende, Und die Liebe lohnt mit Leid Immerdar am Ende.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 9 [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 Algernon Bennet Langton Ashton (1859 - 1937), "Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit", op. 46 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luisa Erdődy, née Drasche-Wartimberg, Countess , as Luisa Lios, "Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit" [ voice and piano ], from [23] Lieder und Gesänge [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit", op. 60 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rothe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Hartmann (1836 - 1910), "Rosenzeit", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Nürnberg, Zierfuss [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Hille (1822 - 1891), "Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit", op. 38 (Drei Lieder für 4 weiblichen Stimmen) no. 1, published 1874 [ vocal quartet for female voices with piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 2, published 1860 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 54
Quand il neige des roses rouges, Quand l'amour pleut, Ouvre-toi, cœur, tout entier au bonheur Qui te comble si tendrement. Conserve fermement dans le chant De tels jours de joie Et tout entier plongé dans le présent, Ne te soucie pas du lendemain. Tu sais bien que la saison des roses Est suivie du solstice, Et que à la fin, l’amour Se paie toujours par la souffrance.
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Translations of titles:
"Rosenzeit" = "Le temps des roses"
"Wenn es rothe Rosen schneit" = "Quand il neige des roses rouges"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Neue Gedichte, in Lieder aus alter und neuer Zeit, no. 9
This text was added to the website: 2026-07-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 67