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Wenn der Frühling auf die Berge steigt
Und im Sonnenstrahl der Schnee zerfließt,
Wenn das erste Grün am Baum sich zeigt,
Und im Gras das erste Blümlein sprießt --
Wenn vorbei im Thal
Nun mit einem Mal
Alle Regenzeit und Winterqual,
Schallt es von den Höh'n
Bis zum Thale weit:
O, wie wunderschön
Ist die Frühlingszeit!
Wenn am Gletscher heiß die Sonne leckt,
Wenn die Quelle von den Bergen springt,
Alles rings mit jungem Grün sich deckt
Und das Lustgetön der Wälder klingt--
Lüfte lind und lau
Würzt die grüne Au,
Und der Himmel lacht so rein und blau,
Schallt es von den Höh'n
Bis zum Thale weit:
O, wie wunderschön
Ist die Frühlingszeit!
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Note: in Zöllner's setting, in stanza 1, line 11, when "Ist" is repeated, it becomes "Ist doch"
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "O, wie wunderschön ist die Frühlingszeit", op. 132 no. 4, published 1855, stanzas 1-2 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Offenbach, André
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Natalie Macfarren) , "Flow'ry May"
- FRE French (Français) [singable] (François Nicollin)
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Quando la primavera arriva sui monti", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-08
Line count: 33
Word count: 176
When spring climbs up on the mountains
And the snow melts in the sunbeams,
When the first green shows itself on the trees,
And in the grass the first little flower springs up,
When in the valley
Suddenly now
All rainy time and winter misery is over,
Then it rings out from the heights
Down to the wide valley:
Oh how wondrously beautiful
Is springtime!
When the sun's heat melts the glaciers,
When the water spring leaps from the mountains,
When everything around adorns itself with green
And the joyful sounds of the forest ring out,
When mild and warm breezes
Become filled with the scents of the green meadow,
And the heavens smile so pure and blue,
Then it rings out from the heights
Down to the wide valley:
Oh how wondrously beautiful
Is springtime!
...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Martin von Bodenstedt (1819 - 1892), no title, appears in Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, in Zuléikha, no. 12
Based on:
- a text in Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili) by Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh (1794 - 1852) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-07-31
Line count: 33
Word count: 199