Spring of the Soul | Screaming in sleep; through black alleys the wind hurls

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Frühling der Seele

(Sung text for setting by J. Stuten)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE ITA

Aufschrei im Schlaf; durch schwarze Gassen stürzt der Wind,
Das Blau des Frühlings winkt durch brechendes Geäst,
Purpurner Nachttau und es erlöschen rings die Sterne.
Grünlich dämmert der Fluß, silbern die alten Alleen
Und die Türme der Stadt. O sanfte Trunkenheit
Im gleitenden Kahn und die dunklen Rufe der Amsel
In kindlichen Gärten. Schon lichtet sich der rosige Flor.
Feierlich rauschen die Wasser. O die feuchten Schatten der Au,
Das schreitende Tier; Grünendes, Blütengezweig
Rührt die kristallene Stirne; schimmernder Schaukelkahn.
Leise tönt die Sonne im Rosengewölk am Hügel.
Groß ist die Stille des Tannenwalds, die ernsten Schatten am Fluß.
Reinheit! Reinheit! Wo sind die furchtbaren Pfade des Todes,
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-13 of the original text.

Composition:

Jan Stuten

Die vier Jahreszeiten

Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Frühling der Seele", appears in Sebastian im Traum, in Gesang des Abgeschiedenen

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

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Spring of the Soul ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Printemps de l'âme", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Primavera dell'anima", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 28
Word count: 237

Spring of the Soul

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Stuten)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Screaming in sleep; through black alleys the wind hurls, 
the blue of spring beckons through breaking branches, 
purple dew of night and all around the stars go out. 
Greenishly the river’s dawning, silvern the old boulevards
and city towers. O mellow drunkenness 
in the gliding boat and the dark calls of the blackbird 
in childhood’s gardens. Already the rosy gauze is lifting.
Solemnly the waters murmur. O, the mead’s moist shadows, 
the striding beast; lush greening, flowering branches 
touch the crystal brow; shimmering, bobbing boat. 
Quietly the sun sounds in the rosy clouds above the hill. 
Grand is the fir wood’s stillness, the solemn shadows at the river. 
Purity! Purity! Where are the terrible paths of death, 
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-13 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Frühling der Seele", appears in Sebastian im Traum, in Gesang des Abgeschiedenen
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-20
Line count: 28
Word count: 262