It was a grey day in March

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Abendgang

(Sung text for setting by M. Schweikert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Es war ein grauer Tag im März,
Das Licht verglomm im Walde;
Ich zog vom Waldhang niederwärts,
Kahl waren Baum und Halde. 

Doch tief bis in die Dämmerung
Hört' ich die Drossel schlagen,
So lenzfroh und so maienjung --
Entgegen bessren Tagen.

Es war ein grauer Tag im März --
Doch nie hat mich betroffen
Des Sommers Pracht so tief ins Herz! --
Zieh hin -- und lerne hoffen!

Composition:

Margarete Schweikert

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Abendgang", subtitle: "(Im März.)", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 7. Jahreszeiten, no. 3

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "In March", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Evening walk

(Sung text translation for setting by M. Schweikert)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

It was a grey day in March,
The light was dying away in the forest;
I travelled downward from the forest slope,
Bare were the trees and hills.

But deep into the twilight
I heard the thrush warbling,
As joyful as spring and as young as May --
Warbling toward better days.

It was a grey day in March --
But never has the glory of summer
Struck me so deeply in the heart! --
Travel forth -- and learn to hope!

Subtitle: "In March"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Abendgang", subtitle: "(Im März.)", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 7. Jahreszeiten, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2019-01-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 78