Early spring | Early in spring, how sweetly

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühlenz

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Früh im Lenz wie süß durchweht 
Mich die späte Stunde, 
Wenn mein Schatten mit mir geht 
Einzig, fern im Grunde; 
  Wenn das junge Grün erwacht
Hold im letzten Schimmer,
Und das erste Veilchen lacht
Aus dem Goldgeflimmer.

  Wenn mein Schatten dann entflieht
An des Hügels Saume,
Und das erste Frühlingslied
Klingt vom fahlen Baume: 
  Vöglein! o wie freudig muß 
Und wie froh ich singen, 
Und mit dir den ersten Gruß 
Früh dem Lenze bringen!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 11.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlenz", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 9 [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 (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Frühlenz", op. 77 (Drei Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 3, published 1889 [ satb chorus ], Leipzig: O. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]

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

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Early spring

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Early in spring, how sweetly 
The late hour wafts through me,
When my shadow walks with me
Alone, far in the vale;
  When the young green awakens
Beautifully in the last shimmer,
And the first violet smiles
From out of the golden flickering.

  When my shadow then escapes
On the border of the hill,
And the first spring-song
Sounds from the pale tree:
  Birdlet! oh how gladly,
And how happily must I sing
And join you in bringing 
The first, early greeting to spring.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlenz", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 9
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This text was added to the website: 2024-06-27
Line count: 16
Word count: 85