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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
Wer schlägt so rasch an die Fenster mir
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Wer schlägt so rasch an die Fenster mir Mit schwanken grünen Zweigen? Der junge Morgenwind ist hier Und will sich lustig zeigen. Heraus, heraus, du Menschensohn, So ruft der kecke Geselle, Es schwärmt von Frühlingswonnen schon Vor deiner Kammerschwelle. Hörst du die Käfer summen nicht? Hörst du das Glas nicht klirren, Wenn sie, betäubt von Duft und Licht, Hart an die Scheiben schwirren? Die Sonnenstrahlen stehlen sich Behende durch Blätter und Ranken, Und necken auf deinem Lager dich Mit blendendem Schweben und Schwanken. Die Nachtigall ist heiser fast, So lang hat sie gesungen, Und weil du sie gehört nicht hast, Ist sie vom Baum gesprungen. Da schlug ich mit dem leeren Zweig An deine Fensterscheiben. Heraus, heraus in des Frühlings Reich! Er wird nicht lange mehr bleiben.
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Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Morgenlied", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Frühlingskranz [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 Gottfried) Heinrich Bellermann (1832 - 1903), "Morgenlied", op. 19 no. 2, published 1869 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from Sängerfahrt. 10 vierstimmige Lieder, no. 2, Berlin, W. Müller [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Bergmann (1837 - 1892), "Morgenlied", op. 28 (Vier Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1880 [ TTBB quartet ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Anton Florian Eckert (1820 - 1879), "Morgenlied", op. 15 (Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Hardt , "Morgenlied", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Berlin, Sulzer Nachf. Sort. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Emil Leonhard (1810 - 1883), "Morgenlied", published 1886 [ voice, violin, and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit obl. Violine und Pianoforte (Nachgelassenes Werk) , no. 6, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Müller-Hartung (1834 - 1908), "Frühlingsruf", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Leipzig, (Pabst) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Morgenlied", op. 30 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3, published 1887 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Morgenlied", VWV 1023 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet; two autograph scores include anonymous French translations with incipits 'Qui donc frappe à ma fenêtre' and 'Avec des jeunes rameaux de fleurs qui frappe à ma fenêtre' [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August Walter (1821 - 1896), "Morgenlied", op. 20 ([Sechs] Lieder und Balladen) no. 1, published 1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Ferdinand Wüerst (1824 - 1881), "Morgenlied", op. 15 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1851 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 127
Who is it that taps so wildly at my...
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Who is it that taps so wildly at my window With thin, green branches? The young morning wind has arrived And wants to show how happy he is. Come out, come, you son of men, Calls the insolent fellow, He is already babbling about spring delights In front of the chamber door. Can’t you hear the beetles humming? Can’t you hear buzzing on the glass, As they, stupefied by breezes and light, Flutter hard against the windowpane? The sunbeams steal Fleetingly through leaves and boughs, And tease across your coverlet With marvelous dancing and flickering. The nightingale is almost hoarse, Having sung for so long, And because you haven’t heard her, She has leapt from the tree. Thus, I am knocking with my leafless branch On your windowpane. Come out, come out, into the realm of spring! It won’t remain much longer.
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Translations of title(s):
"Frühlingslied" = "Song of Spring"
"Morgenlied" = "Morning Song"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (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 Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Morgenlied", appears in Lyrische Reisen und epigrammatische Spaziergänge, in Frühlingskranz
This text was added to the website: 2023-05-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 142