Winter sighs | The sky is so bright and blue

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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Winterseufzer

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

Der Himmel ist so hell und blau,
O wäre 
wär' die Erde grün!
Der Wind ist 
weht scharf, o wär' er lau!
Es schimmert der Schnee, o wär' es Thau!
O wäre 
wär' die Erde grün!

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Winterseufzer", appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 22

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter sighs", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Soupirs d'hiver", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Sospiro d'inverno", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-11
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Word count: 36

Winter sighs

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The sky is so bright and blue;
Oh, if the earth were green!
The wind blows so sharply; oh, if it were blowing mildly!
The snow is shimmering; oh, if it were dew!
Oh, if the earth were green!

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), "Winterseufzer", appears in Gedichte, in Romanzen und Jugendlieder, no. 22
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-11
Line count: 5
Word count: 39