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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

An den Frühling

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Noch immer, Frühling, bist du nicht
Gekommen in mein Tal,
Wo ich dein liebes Angesicht
Begrüßt [das letztemal]¹.

Noch stehn die Bäume dürr und bar
Um deinen Weg herum
Und strecken, eine Bettlerschar,
Nach dir die Arme stumm.

Frühblumen wähnten dich schon hier,
Frost bringt sie um ihr Glück,
Sie sehnten sich heraus nach dir
Und können nicht zurück.

Die Schwalbe fliegt bestürzt umher
Und ruft nach dir voll Gram,
Bereut schon, daß sie übers Meer
Zu früh herüberkam.

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• A. Rubinstein

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¹ Rubinstein: "zum letzten Mal"

Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An den Frühling" [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 Toni Edelmann (b. 1945), "An den Frühling ", published c2003 [ voice and piano ], from Herbstlieder, no. 7, Helsinki : Sulasol [sung text checked 1 time]
by Carl Kloberg , "An den Frühling", op. 4 (Zwei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1879 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "An den Frühling", op. 76 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1867 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English [singable] (Constance Bache) , "To the Spring"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au printemps", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 81

Au printemps

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Printemps, tu  n'es toujours pas
Venu dans ma vallée,
Où [la dernière fois]¹ j'ai salué
Ton cher visage

Les arbres sont encore secs et nus
Sur ton chemin et aux alentours,
Et comme une bande de mendiants,
Muets, ils tendent leurs bras vers toi.

Ici, des fleurs précoces t'ont déjà imaginé,
Le gel leur a ôté toute chance,
Elles ont jailli, se languissant de toi
Et ne peuvent revenir en arrière.

L'hirondelle vole éperdue, ici et là
Et crie après toi, pleine de rancune,
Regrettant déjà d'avoir passé la mer
Pour arriver trop tôt ici.

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¹ Rubinstein: "pour la dernière fois"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "An den Frühling"
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-20
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Word count: 96