by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Morgengruß
 (Sung text for setting by J. Lang)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE ITA KOR POR
Guten Morgen, schöne Müllerin!
Wo steckst du gleich das Köpfchen hin,
Als wär' dir was geschehen?
Verdrießt dich denn mein Gruß so schwer?
Verstört dich denn mein Blick so sehr?
Da muß ich wieder gehen.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Morgengruß", stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated, incomplete

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Salutació del matí", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Morgengroet", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Morning Greetings", copyright ©
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Aamutervehdys", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Salut matinal", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Πρωινός χαιρετισμός", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Saluto del mattino", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "아침 인사", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 130

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Good morning, beautiful miller-maid!
Why do you so promptly turn your little head,
As if something has happened to you?
Do you dislike my greetings so profoundly?
Does my glance disturb you so much?
Then I must go on again.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

    Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:

    Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
    from the LiederNet Archive

    For any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 140