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Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt
Und im Sonnenstrahl der Schnee zerfließt,
Wenn das erste Grün am Baum sich zeigt,
Und im Gras das erste Blümlein sprießt --
Wenn vorbei im Thal
Nun mit einem Mal
Alle Regenzeit und Winterqual,
Schallt es von den Höh'n
Bis zum Thale weit:
O, wie wunderschön
Ist die Frühlingszeit!
...
War's nicht auch zur jungen Frühlingszeit,
Als Dein Herz sich meinem Herz erschloß?
Als ich von Dir, du wundersüße Maid,
Den ersten langen Kuß genoß!
Durch den Hain erklang,
Heller Lustgesang,
Und die Quelle von den Bergen sprang--
Schallt es von den Höh'n
Bis zum Thale weit:
O, wie wunderschön
Ist die Frühlingszeit!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.
Note: in Zöllner's setting, in stanza 1, line 11, when "Ist" is repeated, it becomes "Ist doch"
Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Zöllner (1854 - 1941), "Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt", op. 4 no. 1, stanzas 1,3 [ four-part men's chorus ]
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , "Flow'ry May"
- FRE French (Français) [singable] (François Nicollin)
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Quando la primavera arriva sui monti", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 33
Word count: 176
Quando la primavera arriva sui monti
e al raggio del sole si scioglie la neve,
quando il rpimo verde si mostra sull'albero,
e nellì'erba spunta il primo fiorellino,
quando nella valle
all'improvviso scompare
tutto il tempo della pioggia e dell'inverno,
risuona dall'alto fino
giù nella valle:
O, come è bello
il tempo di primavera!
...
Non era anche al giovane tempo di primavera,
che il tuo cuore si apriva al mio cuore?
Come da te, fanciulla dolcissima,
ho goduto il primo, lungo bacio!
Per il boschetto,
lieto canto di gioia,
e la fonte sgorgava dai monti,
risuonava dall'alto fino
giù nella valle:
O, come è bello
il tempo di primavera!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-05
Line count: 33
Word count: 167