Winterseufzer | Der Himmel ist so hell und blau

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Winterseufzer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

Der Himmel ist so hell und blau,
O wäre  die Erde grün!
Der Wind ist  scharf, o wär' er lau!
Es schimmert der Schnee, o wär' es Thau!
O wäre  die Erde grün!

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Confirmed with Gesammelte Werke des Grafen August von Platen, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta'schen Verlag, 1839, page 17.

Text Authorship:

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Winterseufzer", appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 22 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Winterseufzer" [ vocal trio for soprano, alto, and tenor a cappella ], from Fünf Terzette a cappella für Sopran, Alt und Tenor, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
by Severin Warteresiewicz (1852 - 1923), "Winterseufzer", op. 10 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 4, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

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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"
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