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O seht! am Saum des Firmaments Ziehn holde Frühlingswölkchen wieder! Ei, kommst du endlich, schöner Lenz, Du lang ersehnter, zu uns nieder? Wie spähten in des Sturms Gebraus Die Vöglein schauernd nach dir aus! Wie harrten dein in stummen Weh Die armen Blumen unterm Schnee! Fast schien's, als hättst du vergessen die Welt, Und hätte der Winter behalten das Feld! Doch war's ihr Trost: Von Ewigkeit Weiß Gott für Alles die rechte Zeit! Und nun -- vergessen ist jedes Leid, Und was da blühen kann und singen Will Gott ein Freudenopfer bringen, Und was da rauschen kann und strahlen Will ihm des Danks Gelübde zahlen! O wer es ganz verstände das Lied, Das jetzt im Lenze die Welt durchzieht! Ei, schwing' auch du dich himmelwärts, Und jauchze mit, o Menschenherz! Mit der blitzenden Sonne, dem Himmelblau, Mit dem wallenden Strome, dem Grün der Au, Mit der Lerch' in den Lüften, dem Blumenstern Jauchz' und singe Gott, dem Herrn!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 22.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingshymne", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 21 [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 Johann Peter Gotthard (1839 - 1919) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Hymn of springtime", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-10
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Oh see! upon the border of the firmament Lovely springtime clouds are once more scudding! Ah, are you finally coming down to us, Radiant, long yearned-for spring? How, in the roaring of the storm, The birdlets shiveringly watched for you! How, in mute sorrow, the poor flowers Waited for you under the snow! It almost seemed as if you had forgotten the world, And that winter had remained victorious! But this was their comfort: From all eternity God knows the right time for all things! And now -- every sorrow is forgotten, And everything that can blossom and sing Wishes to make an offering of joy to God, And all that can surge and beam Wishes to pay him pledges of gratitude! Oh, if one could fully understand the song That now, in springtime, passes through the world! Ah, swing yourself heavenwards as well, And join in the rejoicing, oh human heart! With the sparkling sun, the blue of the sky, With the surging river, the green of the meadow, With the lark in the air, the star of the flower, Rejoice and sing to the Lord God!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingshymne", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 21
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-14
Line count: 25
Word count: 188