Silvery bright laughter of children | Silvery bright laughter of children

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by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Silberhelles Kinderlachen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Silberhelles Kinderlachen
Dringt zu mir wie Glockenton,
Und in meiner Brust erwachen
Laute, die vergessen schon.

Was ich längst zu Grab getragen,
Steigt nun auf wie Lerchensang:
Aus der Kindheit fernen Tagen
Läutet Osterglockenklang.

Note: this poem is not in Fink und Nachtigall (at least the edition from 1925).

Text Authorship:

by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947), "Silberhelles Kinderlachen", appears in Schlichte Spende, Beuron (Hohenzollern): Verlag der Beuroner Kunstschule [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 Max Springer (1877 - 1954), "Silberhelles Kinderlachen", op. 15 no. 7 [ voice and piano ], from Fink und Nachtigall. 7 Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, no. 7, Regensburg, Alfred Coppenrath's Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Silvery bright laughter of children", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 34

Silvery bright laughter of children

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Silvery bright laughter of children
Comes to me like the sound of bells,
And in my breast there awaken
Forgotten sounds.

What I had long ago carried to its grave
Arises now like the song of a lark:
From the faraway days of childhood
Sounds the chiming of Easter bells.

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.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947), "Silberhelles Kinderlachen", appears in Schlichte Spende, Beuron (Hohenzollern): Verlag der Beuroner Kunstschule
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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 50