Happy stream, why do you roar so?

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by Julius Rodenberg (1831 - 1914)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Muntrer Bach, was rauschst Du so?

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Muntrer Bach, was rauschst Du so?
Rauschst so lauter, klar und froh;
Wirfst den hellen Silberschaum
An der Ufer grünen Saum -
   "Meinen Blumen, die da lauschen,
   Muß ich frohe Botschaft rauschen,
   Daß der Mai gekommen ist!"

Lerche hoch in Sonnenschein,
O wie jubelst Du so rein!
Steigst mit Liedern himmelan,
Daß der Blick nicht folgen kann -
   "Hoch gen Himmel muß ichs bringen,
   Und den Wolken muß ichs singen,
   Daß der Mai gekommen ist!"

Liebes Herz in voller Brust,
O was [klopfst]¹ Du so in Lust?
Und in ungestümem Drang
Jubelst Du so selig bang? -
   "Laß mich jubeln, laß mich klagen,
   Laß mich klopfen, laß mich schlagen,
   Weil der Mai gekommen ist!"

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Text Authorship:

by Julius Rodenberg (1831 - 1914), "Muntrer Bach", appears in Lieder, in Liebeslieder [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), "Muntrer Bach", op. 119 (Sechs Lieder für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Muntrer Bach", op. 363 (3 Lieder für Sopran und Männerquartett) no. 1, published 1869 [ soprano and vocal quartet for male voices ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Muntrer Bach, was rausch'st du so", op. 549b (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1879 [ mixed chorus ], Schleusingen, Glaser; we have added an 'b' to the opus number because this opus was reused earlier the same year by another publisher [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Behr (1837 - 1898), "Muntrer Bach, was rausch'st du so", op. 383 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
by Wilhelm Claussen (1843 - 1869), "Muntrer Bach, was rausch'st du so", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 4, published 1878 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
by Joseph Dessauer (1798 - 1876), "Muntrer Bach", op. 67 (6 Gesänge für Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1865 [ tenor and piano ], Wien, Spina [sung text not yet checked]
by Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "Muntrer Bach", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder von Jul. von Rodenberg) no. 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Muntrer Bach", op. 129 (Zwölf Gesänge für Altstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1867 [ alto and piano ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text checked 1 time]
by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1934), "Muntrer Bach", op. 32 (Vier Chorlieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 1 [ SATB chorus ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
by Julius Lammers (1829 - 1888), "Mailied", op. 6 (Zehn Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Muntrer Bach", op. 175 (Sechs Lieder von J. von Rodenberg für 2 Tenöre und 2 Bässe) no. 6, published 1856 [ vocal quartet for two tenors and two basses (TTBB quartet) ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
by (Albert Maria) Robert Radecke (1830 - 1911), "Muntrer Bach", op. 11 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
by August Ferdinand Riccius (1819 - 1886), "Muntrer Bach, was rausch'st du so", op. 46 (Fünf zweistimmige Lieder für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1886 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Hamburg, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
by Louis Schlottmann (1826 - 1905), "Muntrer Bach", op. 13 (Sechs vierstimmige Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 5, published 1861 [ SATB chorus ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
by Gustav Schmidt (1816 - 1882), "Muntrer Bach was rausch'st du so", op. 44 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]

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