Springtime snow | In the valley the trees are blossoming

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühlingsschnee

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CHI ENG

In dem Thale blühn die Bäume,
Auf die Höhen fällt der Schnee;
Soll es stören deine Träume,
Wandeln deine Lust in Weh?

Anders kann's am Abend kommen:
Auf den Höhn die Sonne lacht,
Doch im Thal ist sie verglommen,
Und bricht an die düstre Nacht.

Nimm die Freude, wo sie winket,
Heute hier und morgen dort!
Thöricht, wenn der Mut entsinket,
Such sie nur am rechten Ort!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 23-24.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingsschnee", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 23 [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), "Frühlingsschnee", op. 251 (4 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published <<1872 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C.F. Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900) [sung text not yet checked]
by Samuel Hoch (b. 1830) [sung text not yet checked]
by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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

CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "春雪", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Springtime snow", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

Springtime snow

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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In the valley the trees are blossoming,
Upon the heights snow is falling;
Should this disturb your dreams,
Turn your joy into pain?

Things may be different in the evening:
Upon the heights the sun smiles,
But in the valley it has died away,
And the gloomy night begins.

Grasp the joy wherever it beckons,
Today here and tomorrow there!
It is foolish to let your courage fall,
Only seek [joy] in the right place!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingsschnee", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 23
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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-14
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Word count: 75