Anticipation of spring | O gentle, sweet breath!

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Frühlings‑Ahnung

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

O sanfter, süsser Hauch!
Wie weckest du wieder
Mir Frühlingslieder,
Bald blühen die Veilchen auch.

Confirmed with: Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], page 39.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Frühlingsahnung", written 1812, appears in Lieder, in Frühlingslieder, no. 1

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Auguri de primavera", 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 (Emily Ezust) , "Anticipation of spring", copyright © 2004
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Avant-goût du printemps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-28
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Word count: 17

Anticipation of spring

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 O gentle, sweet breath!
 Already you inspire me
 to songs of spring again;
 soon the violets will start blooming as well.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2004 by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Frühlingsahnung", written 1812, appears in Lieder, in Frühlingslieder, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-28
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