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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Mutterherz
 (Sung text for setting by H. Wörle)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Nun will das Laub der Wind verwehn,
Matt wird der Sonnenstrahl;
Doch wird's auch Herbst, mag Alles geh'n,
Mir blüht ein Lenz zumal.
Den bricht kein Wind, den nimmt kein Schmerz:
Es ist mein liebes Mutterherz.

  Schlöss' man den Englein auch die Thür
Des Paradieses zu,
Sie suchten dich, o glaub' es mir,
Geliebte Mutter du!
Ich hab' dein Herz und laß es nicht,
Bis meines einst im Tode bricht.

  Wol ist dein Haar, o Mütterlein,
Schon weiß wie Winterschnee,
Doch ist dein Herz voll Sonnenschein
Und ohne Dornenweh.
Was will der Herbst, der Erde Schmerz?
Mein Frühling blüht: der Mutter Herz!

Note: [sic] for stanza 3, line 1 ("Wol" is an older spelling).

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Wörle (flourished c1894), "Mutterherz", op. 11, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], from Blüten-Knospen. 5 Lieder für eine mittlere Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, no. 4, Georg Verza, Landsberg

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Mutterherz", appears in Waldblumen, in 2. Herzensklänge und Lebensstimmen [3rd edition]

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A mother's heart", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-19
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Word count: 105

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