Springtime wish | How God loves us so faithfully

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühlingswunsch

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wie Gott uns doch so treulich liebt, 
Der diesen Frühlingstag uns gibt! 
Als kämen sie vom Himmelreich, 
So wehn die Lüfte mild und weich! 

O schmelzt es eure Herzen nicht, 
Das warme goldne Frühlingslicht? 
O weckt's nicht Lieb' in jeder Brust 
Und, ach! der Kindheit Wonn' und Lust? 

Laut singen's alle Vögelein: 
Hinweg, hinweg die alte Pein! 
Schon stehn die Bäume weiß und roth,
O bleibt nicht länger kalt und todt!

Und aus dem Wald wie Festgeläut 
Herüber weht's: Wie schön ist's heut! 
Ach! übten Alle Liebe doch, 
Dann wär's unendlich schöner noch!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 43-44.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingswunsch", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 47 [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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Springtime wish", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

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Springtime wish

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How God loves us so faithfully,
He who gives us this springtime day!
As if they came from the realm of Heaven,
Thus do the breezes blow gently and softly!

Oh, does it not melt your hearts,
The warm, golden light of spring?
Oh, does it not waken love in every bosom
And, ah! the bliss and joy of childhood?

All the birdlets sing it loudly:
Away, away with the old pain!
The trees are already standing white and red,
Oh, do not remain cold and dead any longer!

And from out of the forest, like celebratory tolling,
It wafts over [to us]: How beautiful it is today!
Ah! if everyone would only practise love,
Then it would be infinitely more beautiful yet!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingswunsch", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 47
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-17
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Word count: 123