by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
Frühlingsbotschaft See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kuckuck, Kuckuck ruft aus dem Wald: Lasset uns singen, Lasset uns springen! Lasset uns singen und springen! ... Frühling wird es nun bald. Kuckuck, Kuckuck läßt nicht sein Schrei'n: Komm in die Felder, Wiesen und Wälder! Komm in die Felder und Wälder! ... , Frühling, stelle dich ein! Kuckuck, Kuckuck, trefflicher Held! Was du gesungen, Ist dir gelungen: ... 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Frühlingsbotschaft", op. 79 no. 3 (1849), published 1849 [ voice and piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel
Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Frühlingsbotschaft", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Die vier Jahreszeiten, in 1. Der Frühling
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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.
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