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Mach's wie die Lerche, juble voraus Gläubig der Stürme leztem Gebraus! Locken die Knospen kann auch der Schnee, Freudigen Schwingen thut er nicht weh! Mach's wie die Lerche, fürchte dich nicht, Hoch ob den Wolken grüße das Licht! Laß dir nicht grauen, droben schon blaut Lächelnd der Himmel, sie hat's geschaut! Mach's wie die Lerche, schwing dich empor, Ehe die Blüthen brechen hervor! Juble nur weiter, bald ist's zu spät, Wenn vor dem Schimmer das Jauchzen verweht!
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Confirmed with Neue Lieder von Friedrich Oser (1874-1884), Basel: Verlag von M. Bernheim, 1885, page 17.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Mach's wie die Lerche!", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 18 [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 Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Machs wie die Lerche, juble voraus", published 1899 [ sa chorus and piano ], from Für Schule und Haus. Mädchenlieder. Zweite Folge., no. 6, Leipzig: Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Mach's wie die Lerche", op. 60 (Zehn Chorduette für Sopran- und Altstimmen mit Pianoforte zum Gebrauch in vorgerückten Gesangsklassen) no. 3, published 1886 [ sa chorus and piano ], Leipzig: Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-12-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 78
Do as the lark does, rejoice in faith Before the last roaring of the storm [has subsided]! The snow, too, can entice the blossoms [to appear], [Snow] does not hurt joyful wings! Do as the lark does, be not afraid, High above the clouds, greet the light! Do not let yourself feel dread, smilingly the sky Above is already blue, [the lark] has seen it! Do as the lark does, soar upward Before the blossoms break forth! Only continue rejoicing, soon when the rejoicing Dies away in the face of the shimmer, it will be too late!
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Translations of titles:
"Mach's wie die Lerche" = "Do as the lark does"
"Mach's wie die Lerche!" = "Do as the lark does!"
"Machs wie die Lerche, juble voraus" = "Do as the lark does, rejoice in faith"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Mach's wie die Lerche!", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 18
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 98