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Neuer Frühling ist gekommen, Neues Laub und Sonnenschein, Jedes Ohr hat ihn vernommen, Jedes Auge saugt ihn ein. Und das ist ein Blühn und Sprießen, Ein Waldesrauschen, Quellenfließen, Und die Brust wird wieder weit, Frühling, Frühling, goldne Zeit! Von dem Felsen in die Weite Fliege hin, mein Frühlingssang, Über Ströme und Gebreite, Durch Gebirg und Blüthenhang! Darf nicht wandern, muß ja bleiben, Ob's mich ziehn auch will und treiben, Doch so weit der Himmel blaut Singen, singen will ich laut! Wie die Welt auch wechselnd gehe, Wie das Schicksal auch mich treibt, Komme Glück und komme Wehe, Fest doch weiß ich was mir bleibt: Fester Mut der freien Seele Und die freudge Liederkehle, Lebenslust und Lebensdrang, Goldnes Leben im Gesang!
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the capitalized word "über" becomes "Ueber", but this is often due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography; so since the lower-case version is not "ueber", we use "Über".
Composition:
- Set to music by Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850 - 1927), "Neuer Frühling", op. 9 (5 Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1879 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Köln, P.J. Tonger
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Neuer Frühling", appears in Jugendlieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 124
New spring has come, New foliage and sunshine, Every ear has heard it, Every eye drinks it in. And that is a blossoming and sprouting, A soughing of the forest, flowing of water-springs, And the bosom expands once more, Spring, spring, golden time! From the rocky cliff into the distance, Fly forth, my springtime singing, Over rivers and broad expanses, Through mountain ranges and blossoming hillsides! I may not wander, for I must stay, Though it wishes to draw along and urge me, But as far as the sky is blue I shall sing, sing loudly! However changefully the world goes its way, However fate impels me onward, Whether good fortune or sorrow comes, Yet steadfastly I know what remains to me: Strong courage of my free soul And the joyful throat of songs, Joy in life and urge to live, Golden life in singing!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Neuer Frühling", appears in Jugendlieder
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This text was added to the website: 2017-11-19
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