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Erwacht zum neuen Leben Steht vor mir die Natur, Und sanfte Lüfte weben Durch die beschneite Flur. Empor aus seiner Hülle Drängt sich der junge Halm, Der Wälder öde Stille Belebt der Vögel Psalm. ... O Vater, deine Milde Fühlt Berg und Tal und Au, Es grünen die Gefilde, Beperlt vom Morgentau; Der Blumenweid' entgegen Blöckt schon die Herd' im Tal, Und in dem Staube regen Sich Würmer ohne Zahl. ... Lobsing' ihm, meine Seele, Dem Gott, der Freuden schafft! Lobsing' ihm und erzähle Die Werke seiner Kraft! Hier von dem Blumenhügel Bis zu der Sterne Bahn Steig' auf der Andacht Flügel Dein Loblied himmelan!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4,6 of the original text.
Note (courtesy Laura Prichard): This is the second of three songs that Mozart entered in his Verzeichnis on January 4, 1791. Mozart titled the song "Im Frühlings Anfange" (In Spring’s Beginning), but the first edition had the title "Dankesempfindungen gegen den Schöpfer des Frühlings" (Thankful Feelings Toward the Creator of Spring).Composition:
- Set to music by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788), "Der Frühling", Wq 197 no. 14 (1780-1781), stanzas 1,4,6 [ voice and piano or harpsichord or organ ], from Sturms geistliche Gesänge mit Melodien, Erste Sammlung, no. 14
Text Authorship:
- by Christoph Christian Sturm (1740 - 1786)
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le début du printemps", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Marco Crosetto) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Awakened to new life Nature stands before me, And mild breezes weave Through the snow-covered fields. Upward from its seed Sprouts the young stalk, The woods’ barren silence Is enlivened by the bird’s psalm. ... ... ... Sing praises to him, my soul, To the god who creates joy! Sing praises to him and proclaim The power of his works! Here, from the hill of flowers Up to the orbits of the stars, Lift, on wings of devotion, Your song of praise heavenward!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4,6 of the original text.
Note: this is a translation of Mozart's song.Text Authorship:
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