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Und dräut der Winter noch so sehr Mit trotzigen Geberden, Und streut er Eis und Schnee umher, Es muß doch Frühling werden. Und drängen Nebel noch so dicht Sich vor den Blick der Sonne, Sie wecket doch mit ihrem Licht Einmal die Welt zur Wonne. Blast nur ihr Stürme, blast mit Macht, Mir soll darob nicht bangen, Auf leisen Sohlen über Nacht, Kommt doch der Lenz gegangen. Da wacht die Erde grünend auf, Weiß nicht, wie ihr geschehen, Und lacht in den sonnigen Himmel hinauf, Und möcht vor Lust vergehen. Sie flicht sich blühende Kränze ins Haar Und schmückt sich mit Rosen und Ähren, Und läßt die Brünnlein rieseln klar, Als wären es Freudenzähren. Drum still! Und wie es frieren mag, O Herz, gieb dich zufrieden: Es ist ein großer Maientag Der ganzen Welt beschieden. Und wenn dir oft auch bangt und graut, Als sei die Höll' auf Erden, Nur unverzagt auf Gott vertraut! Es muß doch Frühling werden.
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Confirmed with Juniuslieder von Emanuel Geibel, Zehnte Auflage, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1854, pages 139-140.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Hoffnung", appears in Zeitstimmen, no. 4 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Gustav Bergmann (1837 - 1892), "Hoffnung", op. 21 (Drei Duette für 2 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1879 [ vocal duet with piano ], Köln, P.J. Tonger [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Carl or Caspar) Joseph Brambach (1833 - 1902), "Es muss doch Frühling werden", op. 31, published 1874 [ four-part men's chorus ], Bonn, Cohen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oswald Fischer , "Hoffnung", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Langensalza, Schulbuchhdlg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Hoffnung", 1847 [ men's chorus ], from Sechs Gesänge für Männerstimmen, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Martin Grabert (1868 - 1951), "Es muss doch Frühling werden", op. 7 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1894 [ satb chorus ], Berlin: Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Hager (1822 - 1898), "Hoffnung", op. 15 no. 4, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Gedichte von Geibel, no. 8, Wien: Spina [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Es muss doch Frühling werden", op. 136, published 1867 [ men's chorus and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (1813 - 1889), "Hoffnung", op. 54 (3 Lieder von E. Geibel, für Alt (oder Bass) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1858 [ alto or bass and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by C. A. Joh. Masberg , "Hoffnung", op. 2 (Sechs vierstimmige Gesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1879 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Rebling (1821 - 1902), "Hoffnung", op. 12 (Gesänge für Männerchöre), Heft 1 no. 4, published 1850 [ men's chorus ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-27
Line count: 28
Word count: 159
And though winter may threaten so violently With spiteful gestures, And though it strews ice and snow about, Spring must nevertheless come. And though the mists throng ever so thickly In front of the gaze of the sun, Nevertheless the sun shall someday Waken the world to bliss. Only blow, ye storms, blow with might, I shall not tremble because of that, Upon quiet feet, overnight, Spring shall nevertheless come along. Then the earth shall waken in greenery, Not knowing what happened to it, And shall laugh up into the sunny sky And wish to perish for joy. The earth shall twine blossoming wreaths into its hair And adorn itself with roses and wheat ears, And shall let the little well pearl forth clear waters, As if they were tears of joy. Therefore, be still! And no matter how it freezes, Oh heart, be contented: There is a great May day To be granted to the whole world. And even if you often worry and shudder As if it were hell upon earth, Only trust God undaunted! Spring must nevertheless come.
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Translations of titles:
"Es muss doch Frühling werden" = "Spring must nevertheless come"
"Hoffnung" = "Hope"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Hoffnung", appears in Zeitstimmen, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-09
Line count: 28
Word count: 181