Der Himmel ist so hell und blau, O wäre wär' die Erde grün! Der Wind ist weht scharf, o wär' er lau! Es schimmert der Schnee, o wär' es Thau! O wäre wär' die Erde grün!
Winterseufzer
Set by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Winterseufzer", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1838), published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Friedrich Kistner; title in English: "Winter sighs"; title in French: "Soupirs d'hiver" [Sung Text]
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Text Authorship:
- by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Winterseufzer", appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 22
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter sighs", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Soupirs d'hiver", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sospiro d'inverno", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Wie ist der Tag so frostig klar, O schien die Sonne warm! Der eisige Nord, wär's Zephirluft! Der Nebelhauch, wär's Blütenduft! O schien die Sonne warm! Es schläft das Tal im Feierkleid, O wann erwacht der Lenz? Der See ist erstarrt, o spielt' die Well'! Der Vogel verstummt, o säng' er hell! Wann wird die Erde grün!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission