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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Schneeglöckchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG SPA
'S war doch wie ein leises Singen
In dem Garten heute Nacht,
Wie wenn laue Lüfte gingen:
"Süße Glöcklein, nun erwacht,
Denn die warme Zeit wir bringen,
Eh's noch Jemand hat gedacht." --
'S war kein Singen, s' war ein Küssen,
Rührt' die stillen Glöcklein sacht,
Daß sie alle tönen müssen
Von der künft'gen bunten Pracht.
Ach, sie konnten 's nicht erwarten,
Aber weiß vom letzten Schnee
War noch immer Feld und Garten,
Und sie sanken um vor Weh.
So schon manche Dichter streckten
Sangesmüde sich hinab,
Und der Frühling, den sie weckten,
Rauschet über ihrem Grab.

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•   E. Korngold •   E. Korngold 

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Confirmed with Joseph von Eichendorff, Sämtliche Gedichte und Versepen, Frankfurt am Main und Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 2001, pages 418-419.


Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Schneeglöckchen", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe [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 Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "Schneeglöckchen", op. 8 (6 zweistimmige Lieder) no. 5, published 1853 [ vocal duet with piano ], Bonn: Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Albin Fries (b. 1955), "Schneeglöckchen", op. 37 no. 4 (2013) [ voice and piano ], from 8 Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Schneeglöckchen", op. 9 no. 1 (1911) [ voice and piano ], from 6 einfache Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957), "Schneeglöckchen", op. 5 no. 5 (1911) [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder: So Gott und Papa will, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Snowdrops", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Campanitas de nieve", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 97

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