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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation

Wach auf!
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT FRE
Wach auf, meins Herzens Schöne
Herzallerliebste mein!
Ich hör ein süß Getöne
von kleinen Waldvöglein;
die hör ich so lieblich singen,
ich mein, ich säh des Tages Schein
vom Orient her dringen.

Ich hör die Hahnen krähen
und spür den Tag dabei,
die kühlen Windlein wehen
die Sternlein leuchten frei.
Singt uns Frau Nachtigalle,
singt uns ein süße Melodei,
sie meldt den Tag mit Schalle.

 ... 

Selig ist Tag und Stunde,
darin du bist geborn!
Gott grüß mir dein rot Munde,
den ich mir hab erkorn.
Kann mir kein Lieb're werden,
schau, daß mein Glück nicht sei verlorn,
du bist mein Trost auf Erden.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Wach auf!", WoO. posth. 35 no. 7 (1863/4?), stanzas 1-2,4 [ SATB chorus ], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 7

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It is based on

  • a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Meins Herzens Schöne", written c1544
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Réveille-toi, belle de mon cœur", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-25
Line count: 28
Word count: 146

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