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Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön! Das wissen die Vögelein: Sie heben ihr leicht' Gefieder, Und singen so fröhliche Lieder In den blauen Himmel hinein. Wie ist doch die Erde so schön, so schön! Das wissen die Flüss' und Seen: Sie malen im klaren Spiegel Die Gärten und Städt' und Hügel, Und die Wolken, die drüber geh'n! Und Sänger und Maler wissen es, Und es wissen's viel and're Leut'! Und wer's nicht malt, der singt es, Und wer's nicht singt, dem klingt es Im Herzen vor lauter Freud'!
Composition:
- Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Juchhe!", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 4 (1852), published 1854 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Senff
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), no title, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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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) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman) , "How beautiful the earth is!", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Addie Funk) , "How lovely the earth"
- ENG English [singable] (C. Hugo Laubach)
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô gué !", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Wat is er de aarde toch mooi, toch mooi! Dat weten de vogels wel; Zij schudden hun lichte veren En zingen en kwinkeleren Naar de blauwe hemel, zo hel. Wat is er de aarde toch mooi, toch mooi! Dat weten ook stroom en meer; Zij schild’ren in klare spiegels De tuinen, de stad, de heuvels, En de wolken, die reizen zeer! En zangers en schilders weten het, En ook weet het wel alle jeugd! En wie ’t niet schildert, die zingt het, En wie ’t niet zingt, hem klinkt het In ‘t hart, ja, van pure vreugd!
Notes
Stanza 1, line 5: Bij Brahms in de herhaling: "naar de hemel zo hel".
Stanza 3, line 2: Eigenlijk: veel andere lui
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), no title, appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
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