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Wenn die Knospen alle springen, Und die Lüfte wehen lau; Wenn die Vögel wieder singen Unterm Himmel klar und blau: Voller Sehnsucht möchtest wiegen Du mit ihnen dich, mein Herz, Über Wald und Ströme fliegen, Immer höher, himmelwärts! Aber ist dir aufgegangen Liebesfrühlings Zauberlicht, Ist's, als ob die Engel sangen: Bleib nur drunten, komme nicht! Menschenkind, was mag's dir taugen, Mitzufliegen ohne Ruh? Schauest in der Liebsten Augen Ja den schönsten Himmel du!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 159-160.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Liebesfrühling", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 180 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Liebesfrühling", op. 338 (3 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1868 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Praeger und Meier [sung text not yet checked]
- by Valentin Eduard Becker (1814 - 1890) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Isenmann (1839 - 1889) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841 - 1890), "Liebesfrühling", op. 78 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor a capella) no. 1, published 1875 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Stoll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Liebesfrühling" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Wolfensperger (1845 - 1906) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Michael P Rosewall) , "Spring Love", subtitle: "When the buds all start their springing", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Love's springtime", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2022-03-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 74
When the buds are all bursting, And the breezes blow balmily; When the birds sing again Under the sky, clear and blue: [Then] you, my heart, full of yearning, Wish to swing yourself upward with them, To fly over forest and rivers, Ever higher, heavenward! But when for you there has arisen The magical light of love's springtime, It is as if the angels were singing: Only remain down below, do not come [up here]! Human, of what use might it be to you To fly along without rest? For in the eyes of your beloved you already See the most beautiful heaven!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 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 Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Liebesfrühling", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 180
This text was added to the website: 2026-01-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 104