Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Kuckuck, Kuckuck ruft aus dem Wald:
Lasset uns singen,
Lasset uns springen!
Frühling, Frühling wird es nun bald.
 
Kuckuck, Kuckuck läßt nicht sein Schrei'n:
Komm in die Felder,
Wiesen und Wälder!
Frühling, Frühling, stelle dich ein!
 
Kuckuck, Kuckuck, trefflicher Held!
Was du gesungen,
Ist dir gelungen:
Winter, Winter räumet das Feld.

Note: the word "Kuckuck" is sometimes spelled "Kuckuk" (or "Kuk-kuk" in scores, since "ck" becomes "kk" when the syllables are separated).

Composition:

    Set to music by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Frühlingsbotschaft", 1849

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lenteboodschap", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60