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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Trockne die Wege

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Trockne die Wege, 
Merzenluft!
Segne die Stege,
Veilchenduft!
  Säume nicht länger, o Sonnenschein!
Frühling will kommen in's Land hinein!

  Dräuet nur immer,
Weiße Höh'n!
Fliehn muß der Schimmer
Braust der Föhn!
  Hoch in den Lüften wie fliegen schon
Jubelnde Vögel dem Schnee zum Hohn!

Grünet nur weiter,
Flur und Feld!
Grüßet nur heiter
Fort die Welt!
  Zagende Blumen! auf weitem Plan
Fanget nur alle zu blühen an!

  Trockne die Wege, 
Merzenluft!
Segne die Stege,
Veilchenduft!
  Säume nicht länger, o Sonnenschein!
Frühling will kommen in's Land hinein!

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser. 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 10.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Merzenluft", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 8 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Dry the roads

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Dry the roads,
March wind!
Bless the pathways,
Violet scent!
  Tarry no longer, oh sunshine!
Springtime wishes to enter the land!

  Threaten away,
White heights!
The shimmer must flee
When the Föhn-wind blows!
  Rejoicing birds are already flying
High in the aether in defiance of the snow!

Only continue greening up,
Meadow and field!
Merrily continue
Greeting the world!
  Timid flowers! upon the broad plain
Only begin to bloom, all of you!

  Dry the roads,
March wind!
Bless the pathways,
Violet scent!
  Tarry no longer, oh sunshine!
Springtime wishes to enter the land!

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Translations of title(s):
"März. Märzenluft" = "March. March wind"
"Merzenluft" = "March wind"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Merzenluft", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 8
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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 95