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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
Translation © by Lau Kanen

Holder klingt der Vogelsang
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE HEB IRI ITA
Holder klingt der Vogelsang,
Wann die Engelreine, 
Die mein Jünglingsherz bezwang,
Wandelt durch die Haine.

Röther blühen Thal und Au,
Grüner wird der Wasen,
Wo die Finger meiner Frau
Maienblumen lasen.

Ohne sie ist alles todt,
Welk sind Blüt' und Kräuter;
Und kein Frühlingsabendroth
Dünkt mir schön und heiter.

Traute, minnigliche Frau,
Wollest nimmer fliehen;
Daß mein Herz, gleich dieser Au,
Mög' in Wonne blühen!

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•   F. Mendelssohn •   F. Schubert 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Ludewig Heinrich Christoph Hölty. Neu besorgt und vermehrt von Johann Heinrich Voss. Hamburg, bei Carl Ernst Bohn. 1804, pages 175-176.

Note: This is the version as published by Voß. The initial version of this poem, according to Hölty's manuscript, has one more stanza and is quite different (see below).

Note: According to Neue Gesamtausgabe Schubert set only stanzas 1 and 2, in his autograph he crossed out the repeat mark at the end.


Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Minnelied", written 1773 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 68

Minnelied
NOTE: the footnotes have been removed from this text; return to general view
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Heerlijk klinkt de vogelzang,
Als mijn lief, mijn leven,
Die mijn jeugdig hart innam,
Wandelt door de dreven.

Roder bloeien dal en wei,
Groener wordt  de aarde
Waar mijn lieve vrouw in mei
Lentebloemen gaarde.

Zonder haar is alles dood,
Kwijnen bloem en kruiden;
En geen lenteavondrood
Kan mij vreugd bereiden.

Lieve, liefelijke vrouw,
Wil toch nooit meer weggaan;
Dat mijn hart, als deze gouw,
Moge blij in bloei staan!

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Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2005 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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This text was added to the website: 2005-12-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 71

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