April moods | No, with moody people

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by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Aprillaunen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Nein, es ist mit launischen Leuten 
Nicht zu rechten, nicht zu streiten, 
Weil ihr wechselnder Sinn verkehrt 
Nur den eignen Willen hört.

  Noch mit lachendem Blick und Munde 
Stören sie die schönste Stunde,
In den herzlichen Sonnenschein 
Fährt die Laune mürrisch drein.

  Ja, wer wieder dem Lächeln trauen,
Wer auf solche Freundschaft bauen,
Sorglos je sich verlassen will,
Schickt sich selbst in den April.

Confirmed with Gedichte von Hermann Kletke, Vermehrte Gesammt-Ausgabe, Berlin: Verlag von E.H. Schroeder (Hermann Kaiser), 1873, page 94.

Text Authorship:

by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Aprillaunen", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Natur und Herz [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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Aprillaunen", op. 67 (Vier Duette für 2 Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1879 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "April moods", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

April moods

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  No, with moody people 
One cannot argue, cannot dispute,
Because their changeable mind wrongly
Hears only its own will.

  Even with smiling gaze and lips
They disturb the loveliest hour,
Into the friendly sunshine
Their mood intrudes cantankerously.

  Yes, he who would again trust the smiles,
Who would count on such friendship
Who would ever bank on it unworriedly,
Makes a fool of himself.

Translator's note to the last line: The German idiom "in den April schicken" refers to making an April fool of someone.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Aprillaunen", appears in Gedichte, in 5. Natur und Herz
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 65