What a sweet song!

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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Translation © by Donald George

Lerchengesang

(Sung text for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Wie lieblicher Klang!
O Lerche! dein Sang,
Er hebt sich, er schwingt sich in Wonne.
Du nimmst mich von hier,
Ich singe mit dir,
Wir steigen durch Wolken zur Sonne.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Note: modern German would change the spelling "zuthal" to "zutal" or "zu Tal"

Composition:

Felix Mendelssohn

Der erste Frühlingstag - Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Lied des Gefangenen", written 1806, appears in Lieder

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Donald George) , no title, copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant du prisonnier", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Tinelot Wittermans , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

The song of the lark

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Mendelssohn)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

What a sweet song!
O lark! Your song,
It lifts, it swings in delight.
You take me from here,
I sing with you,
We climb through clouds to the sun.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Donald George, (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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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 59