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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Der Lenz ist gekommen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Der Lenz ist gekommen Ins harrende Land Hat um sich genommen Sein Blumengewand, Es schallt von den Zweigen Der Vögel Gesang, Nach Trauern und Schweigen Ein grüßender Klang. Da regt sich ein Sehnen, da blühet die Lust, Heraus, du mein Lied, aus der klopfenden Brust! Es dränget zur Ferne, Was frei und geschwind, Es wandern die Sterne Und Wasser und Wind. Es wallen und weben Die Wolken im Raum, -- Mit ihnen zu schweben, Mein seligster Traum. Ihr greifet den Blitz nicht am schmetternden Schaft. Mich haltet ihr auch nicht in Fessel und Haft. Ich habe getragen Den heimlichen Schmerz, Nicht länger in Klagen Vertröst' ich mein Herz. Den Speer will ich schwingen Auf schnaubendem Pferd Und singen und klingen Soll Harfe und Schwert. Ich fahre wie Sturm, der die Eiche zerspellt, Hinaus in die Freiheit, hinaus in die Welt!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Julius Wolff, Tannhäuser. Ein Minnesang, Erster Band, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1887, pages 92-93.
Authorship:
- by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Tannhäuser: ein Minnesang, first published 1887 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Tor Aulin (1866 - 1914), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", 1888-1899 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder aus Tannhäuser, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Joseph Beer (1851 - 1908), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 37, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg, Freiherr von der Goltz , "Lied Tann-häusers im Kloster zu Adamunt", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte aus "Der Tannhäuser" von Julius Wolff, no. 3, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hoffmann, Dr. , "Frühlingslied", op. 4 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Brauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Jacoby , "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 12 (2 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Kauffmann (1855 - 1943), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 10 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Kleemann , "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 9 (Drei Lieder für Bariton) no. 2, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Krumpöck , "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 44 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Reichenberg, Schöpfer [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 27 no. 1, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus Wolff's Tannhäuser für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Barth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Müller-Reuter , "Tannhäusers Freiheitslied", op. 9 no. 3, published 1888 [ tenor and piano ], from Vier Lieder aus "Tannhäuser" von Julius Wolff, no. 3, Frankfurt, Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cornélie van Oosterzee (1863 - 1943), "Tannhäuserlied", op. 7, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Pauls , "Frühlingslied", op. 12 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Th. Schröder [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Reuther , "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder für dreistimmigen Frauenchor oder Solo-Terzett mit Klavierbegleitung (und Violine ad lib.)) no. 2, published 1906-1913 [ vocal trio for female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano and violin ad libitum ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Schmidt , "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 13 (Fünf Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schwalm (1845 - 1912), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 44 no. 2, published 1881 [ tenor and piano ], from Drei Lieder des Tannhäuser, nach dem gleichnamigen Minnegesang Jul. Wolff's, für Tenor mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Darmstadt, Bölling [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Der Lenz ist gekommen", op. 128 no. 4, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus dem Minnesang "Tannhäuser" von Julius Wolff, no. 4, Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans August Friedrich Zincke genannt Sommer (1837 - 1922), "Der Lenz ist gekommen ins harrende Land", op. 5 no. 1 (1883), published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder aus Julius Wolff's Minnesang: Tannhäuser, no. 1, Braunschweig, H. Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Strusch , "Tannhäuser's Abschied vom Stift zu Adamund", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1884 [ voice and piano ], Kassel, (Kuprion) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-21
Line count: 30
Word count: 139
Spring has come
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Spring has come To the waiting land, Has wrapped around itself Its flower-garb; From the branches there sounds The birds’ singing, After sorrowing and silence A sound of greeting. A yearning stirs, joy blossoms, Go forth, my song, from my pulsing bosom! Into the distance strives That which is free and swift, The stars go wandering And the waters and the wind. The clouds in the sky Seethe and weave, -- To float with them Is my most blissful dream. You do not grasp the lightning bolt by its smashing shaft. Me, too, you do not hold in fetters and confinement. I have borne The secret pain, No longer in lamentations Do I console my heart. I wish to wield the spear Upon a snorting steed And my harp and my sword Shall sing and resound. I ride like a storm that splits the oak, Out into freedom, out into the world!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translated titles:"Der Lenz ist gekommen" = "Spring has come"
"Lied Tann-häusers im Kloster zu Adamunt" = "Song of Tann-häuser in the Monestary of Adamunt"
"Frühlingslied" = "Spring song"
"Tannhäusers Freiheitslied" = "Tannhäuser’s song of freedom"
"Tannhäuserlied" = "Tannhäuser-song"
"Der Lenz ist gekommen ins harrende Land" = "Spring has come to the waiting land"
"Tannhäuser’s Abschied vom Stift zu Adamund" = "Tannhäuser’s Farewell from the Priory of Adamund"
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.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), no title, appears in Tannhäuser: ein Minnesang, first published 1887
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-17
Line count: 30
Word count: 151