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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
Score: IMSLP [external link]
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) , 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.
Line count: 12
Word count: 60
Koekoek, koekoek roept uit het bos: Laat ons nu zingen, Dansen en springen Laat ons nu zingen en springen, Lente, lente breekt nu gauw los. Koekoek, koekoek houdt zich niet in: Kom nu naar heide, Veld, bos en weiden! Lente, lente, kom en begin! Koekoek, koekoek, heerlijke held! Jij hebt gezongen, Hebt het voldongen: Winter, winter ruimt nu het veld.
Note for stanza 2, line 3: Bij Schumann in de herhaling: "Kom nu naar heide en weiden!"
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2013 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) 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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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 56