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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Und wenn die Primel schneeweiß blickt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und wenn die Primel schneeweiß blickt Am Bach, am Bach aus dem Wiesengrund, Und wenn vom Baum die Kirschblüth nickt Und die Vöglein pfeifen im Wald allstund: Da flickt der Fischer das Netz in Ruh, Denn der See liegt heiter im Sonnenglanz; Da sucht das Mädel die rothen Schuh, Und schnürt das Mieder sich eng zum Tanz, Und denket still, Ob der Liebste, der Liebste nicht kommen will. Es klingt die Fiedel, es brummt der Baß, Der Dorfschulz sitzet im Schank beim Wein, Die Tänzer drehn sich ohn' Unterlaß An der Lind', an der Lind' im Abendschein. Und geht's nach Haus' um Mitternacht, Glühwürmchen trägt das Laternchen vor, Da küsset der Bube sein Dirnel sacht, Und sagt ihr leis' ein Wörtchen ins Ohr, Und sie denken beid': O du selige fröhliche Maienzeit.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel, Berlin, Verlag von Alexander Duncker, 1840, page 179. Note: modern German would change the following spellings: "Kirschblüth" -> "Kirschblüt", "rothen" -> "roten". Note: in Schumann's duet, some words are left out of one voice's part but included in the other.
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Frühling", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Sophie Wolf Baudissin, Gräfin (1821 - 1894), "Und wenn die Primel schneeweiss blickt", op. 4 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833 - 1881), "O du selige, fröhliche Maienzeit", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1863 [ voice and piano ], Prag, Fleischer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Ländliches Frühlingslied", op. 62 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Frühlingslied ", op. 25 (3 Duette) no. 1, published 1861 [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Und wenn die Primel", op. 24 no. 1, published 1848 [ voice and piano ], from 2 ländliche Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Und wenn die Primel", op. 59 no. 2, published 1862 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei heitere Lieder, no. 2, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Eugen Gross , "O du fröhliche Maienzeit", op. 2 no. 3, published 1882 [ men's chorus ], from Drei Mailieder für Männerchor, no. 3, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Hager (1822 - 1898), "Ländliches Frühlingslied", op. 14 no. 2, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Gedichte von Geibel, no. 2, Wien: Spina [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Heitsch (1844 - 1885), "Frühling", published 1887 [ mixed chorus ], from Zwei Gedichte für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 2, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Hill (1838 - 1902), "Frühling", op. 39 (Zwei ländliche Lieder) no. 1, published 1878 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Mailied", op. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Delitzsch, Pabst [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810 - 1882), "Frühling", op. 86 (4 Gesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 3, published 1868 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Frühling", op. 134 (6 Lieder für Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1868 [ alto and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (1813 - 1889), "Ländliches Frühlingslied", op. 34 no. 3, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder, gesungen von Jenny Lind, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Rebling (1821 - 1902), "Frühling", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1843 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Friedrich Eduard Richter (1808 - 1879), "Ländliches Lied", op. 13 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder für 2 Sopranstimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1846 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Rittershaus (1863 - 1929), "Frühling", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joh. Schrempel , "Und wenn die Primel schneeweiss blinkt", published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Ländliches Lied", op. 29 no. 1 (1840), published 1841 [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], from Drei Gedichte nach Emanuel Geibel für mehrstimmigen Chor und Klavier, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Hugo Christian Ludwig Herkules Staehle (1826 - 1848), "Frühling", op. 2 no. 2, published 1851 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Hamburg, Schuberth [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "O du selige, fröhliche Maienzeit!", op. 82 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Frühling", op. 9 no. 2, published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Geibel, Kugler und Chotek [sic], no. 2, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Im Frühling", op. 32 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Landelijk lied", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Printemps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Canção campestre", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Auditorium du Louvre , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 132
Spring
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
And when the primrose peeks, white as snow, Out of the meadow beside the brook, When the cherry blossom nods And the birds whistle in the forest at all hours: Then the fisher mends his net in peace, For the lake rests serenely in the sunshine; Then the maiden searches for her shoes And laces her bodice tightly for the dance, And wonders silently If her beloved will not come. The fiddle sounds, the bass booms, The sheriff sits in the pub drinking wine, The dancers twirl unceasingly By the lime tree, by the lime tree, In the evening glow. And when they're on their way home at midnight The fireflies light them on their way with their lanterns; Then he kisses his girl gently And whispers a word in her ear, And they both think to themselves: Oh you blissful, happy Maytime!
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Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Frühling", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 143