In the forest little birds

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by Karl Joseph Simrock (1802 - 1876)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühlingslied

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Mittelhochdeutsch

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG

In dem Walde süße Töne
Singen kleine Vögelein;
Auf der Aue, Blumen schöne
Blühen gen des Maien Schein.
Also blüht mein hoher Muth,
Im Gedanken ihrer Güte,
Die mir reich macht mein Gemüthe
Wie der Traum dem Armen thut.
 ...

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8 of the original text.

Confirmed with Altdeutsches Lesebuch in neudeutscher Sprache, von Karl Simrock, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1854, page 219; and with Lesebuch zur Geschichte der deutschen Literatur alter und neuer Zeit, ed. Georg Weber, Dritte veränderter und erweiterte Auflage, Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1870, pages 60-61.

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

Text Authorship:

by Karl Joseph Simrock (1802 - 1876), no title

Based on:

a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Ulrich von Lichtenstein (1200? - 1275?), "Ein Tanzwîze, und ist diu vierde Wîze"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

Spring song

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In the forest little birds
Are singing sweet sounds;
Upon the meadow beautiful flowers 
Are blooming toward the May sunshine.
Thus blooms my valiant courage,
At the thought of of her goodness,
Which enriches my spirit
As a dream does for the poor man.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8 of the original text.

Translation of titles:
"Frühlingslied" = "Spring song"
"Altdeutsches Minnelied" = "Old German love song"

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2019 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 Karl Joseph Simrock (1802 - 1876), no title
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Based on:

a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Ulrich von Lichtenstein (1200? - 1275?), "Ein Tanzwîze, und ist diu vierde Wîze"
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 93