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Siehst du, mein Kind, die schneeige Wölkchen? Wiß', hinter jedem von Engeln ein Völkchen Lauschen herab von den seligen Höhn; Schwingen verwundert die glänzenden Flügel, Sehn sie die blühenden Thäler und Hügel, Singen: Wie ist doch die Erde so schön! Eia, mein Kind, jetzt könntest du schauen Tief in den Himmel da droben den blauen, Sehen die Engelein stehen im Chor; Schade, wie schade! darfst nimmer es hoffen, Grad wo am Himmel die Fensterlein offen, Ziehen die Engel ein Wölklein davor.
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 40.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingswölkchen", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 42 [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), "Frühlingswölkchen", op. 167 (3 kleine Lieder im Volkston) no. 2, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Böhme [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Frühlingswölkchen", op. 265 (2 zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1864 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Fürchtegott Huber (1791 - 1863) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Schneeberger (1843 - 1906) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring cloudlets", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Do you see, my child, the snow-white cloudlets? Know that behind each one, a small assembly of angels Harkens from the blessed heights; Wonderingly they swing their shining wings When they see the blossoming valleys and hills, Singing: How is the world indeed so beautiful! Ah, my child, now could you look Deep into the sky, the blue sky up there, Could see the little angels standing in a group; A pity, such a pity! you may never hope for it, Just where a little window is open upon the sky, The angels draw a cloudlet in front of it.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingswölkchen", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 42
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 101