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Ich weiß nicht, säuselt' in den Bäumen, Des Frühlings Zauberlied zu Nacht? Aus unerklärlich holden Träumen Bin früh und frisch ich heut erwacht. Der Morgen weht mit goldner Schwinge, Mir um die Stirn den kühlen Schein; Noch möcht' ich rasten, doch ich singe, Mein Herz ist wie der Himmel rein. In süßen Schauern rührt sich wieder, Was je geblüht in meiner Brust, Und alte Liebe, [junge]1 Lieder Empfind' ich in vereinter Lust, So wie der Schwan, der seinen Bogen Auf blauem Wasser kreisend zieht, Zugleich im Spiegelglanz der Wogen Den Himmel mit den Sternen sieht.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Früh morgens" [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 Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Ich weiss nicht, säuselt in den Bäumen", op. 28 (Sechs kleine Lieder) no. 5 (1860) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "Früh morgens", op. 3 (6 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1853 [ voice and piano ], Cassel: Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Früh Morgens", op. 28 (Acht Lieder von E. Geibel) no. 1, published 1865 [ SATB quartet ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "Frühmorgens", op. 57 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1862 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) (William Stigand, né Stigant) , "The dawn"
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tôt le matin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-28
Line count: 16
Word count: 96
Je ne sais si les arbres chantonnent Le chant magique du printemps à la nuit ? Sorti de doux rêves énigmatiques Je me suis éveillé aujourd'hui de bonne heure. De ses ailes d'or, le matin me souffle Sur le front sa froide lumière : Je devrais encore dormir, pourtant je chante, Mon cœur est pur comme le ciel. Avec de doux frissons je ressens à nouveau Ce qui un jour a fleuri dans ma poitrine, Et d'anciennes amours, de nouveaux chants S'unissent en moi dans un sentiment de plaisir, Tout comme le cygne qui trace une courbe En tournoyant sur des eaux bleues, Et dans l'éclat du miroir des vagues Voit le ciel et ses étoiles.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Früh morgens"
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 114