by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Frühlingsruhe Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
O legt mich nicht ins dunkle Grab, Nicht unter die grüne Erd' hinab! Soll ich begraben sein, Lieg' ich in's tiefe Gras hinein. In Gras und Blumen lieg' ich gern, Wenn eine Flöte tönt von fern Und wenn hoch obenhin Die hellen Frühlingswolken ziehn.
Composition:
- Set to music by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Frühlingsruhe", op. 33 no. 3, KWV 9105 no. 3 (1812), published 1818 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Frühlingslieder von Uhland, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Frühlingsruhe", written 1813, appears in Lieder, in Frühlingslieder, no. 3
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Paix du printemps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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