by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)
Language: German (Deutsch) 
        
        
        
        
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 Liebliche Blume, 
 bist du so früh schon 
 wiedergekommen?
 Sei mir gegrüsset, 
 Botin des Frühlings
 Leiser denn alle 
 Blumen der Wiese 
 hast du geschlummert,
 liebliche Primel,
 Botin des Frühlings
 ... 
Composition:
- Set to music  by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Die Primel", op. 48 no. 2 (1839), stanzas 1-2 [ chorus ], from  Der erste Frühlingstag - Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Primula veris", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Oden
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La prímula", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Primula Veris", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Primula veris", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 46
Word count: 128