A Hunting Morning | Oh fresh morning, bright courage

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by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Jagdmorgen

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

O frischer Morgen, frischer Mut,
Wie will ich euer gedenken!
Wer weiß, wird mir ein solches Gut
Der Himmel nochmals schenken:
Daheim die Meinen treu und lieb,
In mir der rege Lebenstrieb,
Und über mir die Sterne.

Der Morgen löscht die Sterne aus,
Er wirft mit Wind die Bäume;
Ich tret' aus dunklem Jägerhaus,
Verprustend die kurzen Träume.
Es saugt der Mund die frische Luft,
Die Brust schlingt herben Waldesduft,
Es hofft das Herz, was weiß ich!

 ... 

Und klarer, freier wird der Drang,
Je mehr der Tag sich lichtet,
Der Vogel auch versucht Gesang,
'S ist Alles so wohl gerichtet.
Herr Gott, in Deinem großen Haus,
Wie schwer mag's sein, wie leicht sieht's aus,
Hab' Dank für Jagd und Atmen!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Jagdlieder : Fünf Gesänge aus H. Laubes "Jagdbrevier"

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884), "Jagdmorgen", appears in Jagdbrevier, in 3. Herbst, first published 1841

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Matí de cacera", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Jagen in de morgen", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A Hunting Morning", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Matin de chasse", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-05
Line count: 28
Word count: 165

A Hunting Morning

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh fresh morning, bright courage,
How I shall remember you!
Who knows if such a treasure
Heaven will ever send me again.
At home my loved ones faithful and dear,
Within me a brisk life-instinct,
And above me the stars!

Morning extinguishes the stars,
With wind it tosses the trees about;
I step out from the dark hunting cabin
Snorting away my fleeting dreams.
My mouth sucks in the fresh air,
My breast inhales the pungent scent of the forest,
My heart hopes, I know not what!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884), "Jagdmorgen", appears in Jagdbrevier, in 3. Herbst, first published 1841
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-06
Line count: 21
Word count: 132