Primula Veris | Sweet flower

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Primula veris

(Sung text for setting by A. Kleffel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

I
 Liebliche Blume, 
 bist du so früh schon 
 wiedergekommen?
 Sei mir gegrüsset, 
 Primula veris!

 Leiser denn alle 
 Blumen der Wiese 
 hast du geschlummert,
 liebliche Blume,
 Primula veris!

 Dir nur vernehmbar 
 lockte das erste 
 Sanfte Geflüster
 weckenden Frühlings,
 Primula veris!

 Mir auch am Herzen 
 blühte vor Zeiten,
 schöner als alle 
 Blumen der Liebe,
 Primula veris!

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Arno Kleffel

Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Primula veris", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Oden

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La prímula", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Primula Veris", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Primula veris", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Primula Veris

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Kleffel)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I
 Sweet flower, 
 you are so early
 already come back? 
 I greet you,
 Primula veris!

 Softly because 
 the other meadow flowers
 still doze on, 
 sweet flower,
 Primula veris!

 You only 
 have beckoned 
 the first mild whispering 
 of awakening spring,
 Primula veris!

 My heart also 
 blooms earlier,
 more beautiful than 
 all flowers is Love,
 Primula veris!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Primula veris", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Oden
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 55