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Was weinst du, Blümlein,
Im Morgenschein?
Das Blümlein lachte --:
Was fällt dir ein!
Ich bin ja fröhlich,
Ich weine nicht, --
Die Freudenthräne
Durch's Aug' mir bricht! --
...
Du Morgenhimmel!
Bist blutig roth,
Als läge deine Sonne
Im Meere todt?
Da lacht der Himmel
Und ruft mich an:
Ich streue ja Rosen
Auf ihre Bahn! --
Und strahlend flammte
Die Sonn' hervor,
Die Blumen blühten
Freudig empor.
Des Baches Wellen
Jauchzten auf,
Und die Sonne lachte
Freundlich darauf
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5-8 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896), "Was weinst du, Blümlein", op. 23 no. 1, published 1856, stanzas 1-2,5-8 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Score: IMSLP [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904), "Stille Freude"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "Why weep, dear blossom, in the morning sun?", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pourquoi pleures-tu, petite fleur", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 106
Why do you weep, floweret,
In the glow of morning?
The floweret laughed --:
What a notion!
For I am happy,
I do not weep, --
A tear of joy
Falls from my eye! --
...
You morning sky!
You are blood red,
As if your sun
Lay dead in the sea?
At that the sky laughed
And called out to me:
I am only strewing roses
Upon her pathway! --
And radiantly flaming
The sun appeared,
The flowers burgeoned
Joyfully.
The waves of the brook
Rejoiced,
And the sun laughed
amicably down upon them!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5-8 of the original text.
Translated titles:"Stille Freude" = "Quiet Happiness"
"Stille Liebe" = "Quiet Love"
"Was weinst du, Blümlein" = "Why do you weep, floweret"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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 Hermann Rollett (1819 - 1904), "Stille Freude"
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Line count: 32
Word count: 130