Language: German (Deutsch)
O Lindenbaum, welch schöner Traum
Ist dir beschert vor allen:
Du blühst, wenn längst jedwedem Baum
Die Blüten sind entfallen.
Wenn glühend brennt der Sonne Strahl,
Und schon die Früchte schwellen,
Da sendest du in's weite Thal
Der Düfte reiche Wellen Wellen.
O könnt', wenn längst der Jugend Blust
verstoben in dem Winde,
Auch ich noch blühn zu aller Lust
Wie du, süßduftge Linde!
Composition:
Set to music by Anton Häring (1825 - 1888), "Die Linde", op. 4 no. 4, published 1878 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Robert Forberg
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The linden tree", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh linden tree, what a lovely dream
Has been granted to you before all others:
You bloom when from all other trees
The blossoms have long fallen.
When the sun's beams burn glowingly
And the fruits are already swelling,
Then you send into the broad valley
The rich waves of scent.
Oh, could I, when the full bloom of youth of youth
Has long dissipated in the wind,
Could I, too, still bloom to everyone's joy,
Like you, sweet-scented linden tree!
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