March violets | The heavens arch above, pure and blue

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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Märzveilchen

(Sung text for setting by N. Gade)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG

Der Himmel wölbt sich so rein und blau,
Der Reif stellt Blumen von Eis zur Schau.

Am Fenster pranget der Winterflor.
Ein Jüngling steht und sinnt davor.

Und hinter den Blumen blüht noch gar
Ein blaues, ein lächelndes Augenpaar.

Märzveilchen, wie sie da blühend stehn,
so hat man Veilchen noch nie gesehn..

Eisblumen fangen zu schmelzen an,
 ...  Gott sei gnädig dem jungen Mann!

Composition:

Niels Wilhelm Gade

Drei Gedichte von H. C. Andersen

Danish (Dansk)

Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Märzveilchen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 1

Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Martsviolerne"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Violetes de març", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Maartse viooltjes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "March violets", copyright ©

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 71

March violets

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Gade)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The heavens arch above, so pure and blue,
and the frost exhibits its flowers of ice.

The window is sparkling with winter flora.
A young man is standing in front, thinking intently.
 
And behind the flowers there blossoms
a pair of laughing blue eyes.

March violets, as they flourish there, nobody has ever yet seen such violets.
 
Frosted flowers now begin to melt,
 ...  God, be lenient with this young man.

Note: changed second line on Sep 8, 2018 thanks to a suggestion by Richard Mix.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Märzveilchen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 1
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Martsviolerne"
- Go to the text page.

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 76