Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
[Schneeglöckchen]1 lacht und jubelt Daß es so frühe lebt, Nicht wenn das Laub, das falbe Im Herbst zur Erde bebt. Schneeglöckchen hängt das Köpfchen, Daß es so frühe blüht, Nicht wenn im Maienglanze Die Ros' und Lilie glüht! O Menschenherz, du Blume Im Lenz der Jugendzeit -- Du liebst und brichst, und der Frühling, Bleibt Dir so fern, so weit!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Strauss: "Schneeglöcklein" ; further changes may exist not noted above.
Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Schneeglöckchen lacht" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873), "Schneeglöckchen", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Lindner (1820 - 1878), "Schneeglöckchen lacht", op. 14 (3 Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte und Violin-Begleitung) no. 3, published 1850 [ soprano or tenor, piano, and violin ], Braunschweig, Meyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Oskar Paul (1836 - 1898), "Schneeglöckchen lacht und jubelt", op. 1 no. 6, published 1863 [ voice and piano ], from Frühlingsmelodien. 6 Lieder von A. Böttger für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Schneeglöckchen lacht und jubelt", op. 6 (4 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1854 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Schneeglöcklein", WoO. 67 (Sieben vierstimmige Lieder für Gesangsquartett oder gemischten Chor a cappella) no. 6, published 1880 [ vocal quartet or mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Schneeglöckchen lacht und jubelt", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The little snowdrop laughs", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 60
The little snowdrop laughs and rejoices That it lives so early, Not when the leaves, the dun-coloured ones, Tremble toward earth in the autumn. The little snowdrop hangs its head That it blooms so early, Not when in the brightness of May The rose and lily glow! Oh human heart, you flower In the springtime of youth -- You love and you break, and spring Remains so distant, so far from you!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "Schneeglöckchen lacht"
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 71