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Osternacht ist leis' gekommen, Zündet mälig Stern an Stern: Gold'ner Glanz ist weit erglommen In der blauen Himmelsfern'. Bächlein fließen, Blumen sprießen Für den heil'gen Ostertag, Auferstehen, selig Grüßen Wandelt sacht durch Flur und Hag. Wer kann heute traurig sagen: Mensch, gedenke an den Tod! Wie zu Paradiesestagen Steigt herauf ein Morgenroth. Grün und Blumen in den Händen, Hoffe nur, schau' himmelwärts: Ewig Ostern wird uns spenden, Der besiegt des Todes Schmerz! Horch, die Lerchen in den Lüften Künden schon den hehren Tag! Über Gräbern, über Grüften Blumenduft und Lerchenschlag. Wachet auf im Thal der Schmerzen, Wachet auf aus Noth und Tod, Brechet Blumen, zündet Kerzen, Überall ist Morgenroth!
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Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, pages 192-193.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, appears in Waldblumen, in 3. Gottesminne [3rd edition], in Osternacht, no. 1 [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 C. Joseph Brambach (1833 - 1902), "Auferstehung", op. 111, published 1900 [ double men's chorus ], Berlin, Wernthal [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Resurrection", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2021-12-30
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Word count: 110
Easter night has come quietly, Gradually lighting star by star: A golden radiance has begun to glow Far in the blue, heavenly distance. Brooklets flow, flowers sprout For the holy Easter Day, Resurrection, blessed greetings Wander gently through meadow and grove. Who, today, can say sadly: Human, think of death! As in the days of paradise The glow of sunrise ascends. With greenery and flowers in your hands, Only hope, gaze heavenward: He who conquered the pain of death Wishes to bestow upon us an eternal Easter! Hark, the larks in the air Are already proclaiming the sublime day! Over graves, over sepulchres There is the scent of flowers and the song of larks. Waken in the valley of pain, Waken from misery and death, Pluck flowers, light candles, Everywhere there is dawn!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, appears in Waldblumen, in 3. Gottesminne [3rd edition], in Osternacht, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2021-12-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 134