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Wölklein ziehen in den Höhn, Schnell gejagt von lauen Lüften; Wiesen stehn so wunderschön, Veilchen rings im [Thale]1 düften! Aber fern im Haine schon, Horch! welch banger Klageton! Weiß es wohl, o Nachtigall, Ach! was mir dein Lied will sagen! Kenn' ihn wohl, der Wehmuth Schall In den allerschönsten Tagen! Mir auch zittert's durch Gemüth, Wie so bald der Lenz verblüht!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 44.
1 Holländer: "Grase"Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingsklage", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 48 [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 Agathon Billeter (1834 - 1881) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Frühlingsklage", op. 16 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Alt) no. 2, published 1870 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Müller [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Widmann (1820 - 1910) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Springtime lament", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
Little clouds scud in the heights, Quickly chased about by balmy breezes; Meadows stand wondrously beautiful, Violets disperse their scent all about the [valley]1! But already, far away in the grove, Hark! what an anxious sound of lamenting! I know well, oh nightingale, Ah! what your song wishes to tell me! I know well the sound of melancholy During the most beautiful of days! It trembles also through my spirit, How very quickly springtime fades!
1 Holländer: "grass"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingsklage", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 48
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 77