Minnelied | Heerlijk klinkt de vogelzang

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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Minnelied

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE HEB IRI ITA

Holder klingt der Vogelsang,
Wann die Engelreine, 
Die mein Jünglingsherz bezwang,
Wandelt durch die Haine.

Röther blühet Thal und Au,
Grüner wird der Wasen,
Wo mir Blumen, rot und blau, 
Ihre Hände lasen.

Ohne sie ist alles todt,
Welk sind Blüt' und Kräuter;
Und kein Frühlingsabendroth
Dünkt mir schön und heiter.

Traute, minnigliche Frau,
Wollest nimmer fliehen;
Daß mein Herz, gleich dieser Au,
Mög' in Wonne blühen!

Note: This is the version as published by Voß. The initial version of this poem, according to Hölty's manuscript, has one more stanza and is quite different (see below).

Note: According to Neue Gesamtausgabe Schubert set only stanzas 1 and 2, in his autograph he crossed out the repeat mark at the end.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Minnelied", written 1773

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Minnelied", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Delightfully sound the birdsongs", copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) (Tsippora Samberg) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Antonio Zencovich) , "Canzone d'amore", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Minnelied

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Heerlijk klinkt de vogelzang,
Als mijn lief, mijn leven,
Die mijn jeugdig hart innam,
Wandelt door de dreven.

Roder bloeien dal en wei,
Groener wordt  de aarde
Waar zij bloemen allerlei 
Met haar hand vergaarde.

Zonder haar is alles dood,
Kwijnen bloem en kruiden;
En geen lenteavondrood
Kan mij vreugd bereiden.

Lieve, liefelijke vrouw,
Wil toch nooit meer weggaan;
Dat mijn hart, als deze gouw,
Moge blij in bloei staan!

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