T'was spring in all the branches

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühling war's in allen Zweigen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Frühling war's in allen Zweigen,
Und die braune Drossel sang,
Und an deiner Schulter lehnt' ich,
O, wie war ich froh und bang!

Bin zu Füßen dir gesessen,
Hab' in Wonnen dich geküßt,
Und kann's nimmermehr vergessen,
Was du mir gewesen bist!

Nimmermehr in all den Tagen,
Nimmer in der langen Zeit - - -
Was du mir getan zu Liebe,
Was du mir getan zu Leid'!

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Confirmed with Hochland-Lieder von Karl Stieler, Stuttgart, Meyer & Zeller's Verlag (Friedrich Vogel), 1879, page 153.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Unvergessen", appears in Hochland-Lieder, in 12. Frau Minne, no. 11 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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T'was spring in all the branches

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

T'was spring in all the branches
And the brown thrush sang,
And I leaned upon your shoulder,
Oh, how joyful and anxious I was!

I sat at your feet,
I kissed you with multiple delights,
And I can never forget
What you meant to me!

Nevermore in all the days,
Never in the long time - - - 
What you did for love of me,
What you did to cause me woe!

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Translations of title(s):
"Frühling war's in allen Zweigen" = "T'was spring in all the branches"
"Unvergessen" = "Unforgotten"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Unvergessen", appears in Hochland-Lieder, in 12. Frau Minne, no. 11
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This text was added to the website: 2023-09-22
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Word count: 73