Winter is coming! | Oh dear, you slender streamlets

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by Theobald Kerner (1817 - 1907)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Winter kommt!

(Sung text for setting by C. Evers)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

O weh, ihr schlanken Bächlein
Durch Wiese und durch Wald,
Der Winter kommt, der Winter kommt,
Macht euch zu Eise bald.

O weh, ihr zarten Blumen
Auf Bergen und im Thal,
Der Winter kommt, der Winter kommt,
Macht welken euch zumal.

O weh, du armer Junge,
Amor, was fängst 
fangst du an?
Der Winter kommt, der Winter kommt,
Du hast kein Röcklein an!

O sieh, dort fliegen Storchen,
Heb' deine Flügelein,
Der Winter kommt! Zieh mit! zieh mit! im Frühling
Kehre wieder bei uns ein.

Composition:

Carl Evers

Text Authorship:

by Theobald Kerner (1817 - 1907), "Der Winter kommt!"

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter is coming!", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Winter is coming!

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Evers)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh dear, you slender streamlets
Flowing through meadow and forest,
Winter is coming, winter is coming,
It shall soon turn you to ice.

Oh dear, you delicate flowers
Upon mountains and in valleys,
Winter is coming, winter is coming,
It shall make all of you wilt.

Oh dear, you poor lad,
Amor, what shall you do?
Winter is coming, winter is coming,
And you have no garment on!

Oh look, yonder there are storks flying,
Lift your little wings,
Winter is coming! Go with them, go with them! in spring
Return to dwell amongst us once more.

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