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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Der Schnee zerrinnt
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
Der Schnee zerrinnt,
Der Mai beginnt,
Die Blüten keimen 
Den Gartenbäumen,
Und Vogelschall
Tönt überall.

 ... 

Wer weiß, wie bald
Die Klocke schallt,
Da wir des Maien 
Uns nicht mehr freuen:
Wer weiß, wie bald
Die Klocke schallt!

Drum werdet froh! 
Gott will es so,
Der uns dies Leben
Zur Lust gegeben! 
Genießt der Zeit, 
Die Gott verleiht!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,4 of the original text.

This is Hölty's poem in its version posthumously printed in the editions edited by Voß. Hölty's original version differs in several verses (see below).

Note: Modern spelling would change "Klocke" to "Glocke".

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Schnee zerrinnt", D 130 (1815?), published 1892, stanzas 1,3,4 [ vocal trio ], canon, omitting lines 3-4 in each stanza

Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Mailied", written 1773, Göttinger Musenalmanach 1776, page 24, first published 1776

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Si scioglie la neve", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-03-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 78

La neu es fon
 (Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)
 See original
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
La neu es fon,
comença el mes de maig,
brosten les flors
als arbres del jardí,
i el cant dels ocells
ressona arreu.

 ... 

Per això, alegreu-vos!
Així Déu ho vol,
que ens ha donat aquesta vida
per al goig!
Gaudiu del temps
que Déu us ha concedit!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2019 by Salvador Pila, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Mailied", written 1773, Göttinger Musenalmanach 1776, page 24, first published 1776
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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 66

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