The sorrows of winter should be forgotten

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vergessen sei des Winters Gram

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Vergessen sei des Winters Gram,
Vergessen alles Weh;
Ich denk' nur eins: die Wonne kam,
Dass ich mein Liebchen seh'!

Nun tritt heraus in Maienpracht
Und atme Leben ein;
Sieh' nur wie klar der Frühling lacht
Zutiefst ins Herz hinein.

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• L. Thuille

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by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Im Mai", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1887 [ high voice and piano ], note: the third stanza is repeated at the end ; title in English: "In May"; Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

The sorrows of winter should be...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The sorrows of winter should be forgotten,
Forgotten all pain;
I only think of one thing:  the joy
Of seeing my beloved came [to me]!

Now step out into the splendour of May
And breathe in life itself;
Only see how limpidly spring laughs
Into the very depths of our hearts.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 51