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by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Genug des Frühlings und der Lust

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

König
 Genug des Frühlings und der Lust!
 Ein bessres Lied stimmt an, ein Lied, 
 Das eines Mannes Brust mit Schauer füllen kann.
 Eine Sage singt aus der alten Zeit, wo nur das Schwert entschied,
 Wo Blut vergolten ward mit Blut, 
 das ist mir das schönste Lied.

Harfner
 Wohl hört ich solche blut'ge Mähr,
 aus Meister Ludwigs Mund, als wir durch Schwaben zogen her,
 Ihr wollt! ich thu' sie kund:

Text Authorship:

by Richard Pohl (1826 - 1896) [author's text not yet checked 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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Genug des Frühlings und der Lust", op. posth. 139 no. 6 (1852), published 1885 [ 2 solo voices and orchestra ], from Des Sängers Fluch : Ballade nach Ludwig Uhland bearbeitet von Richard Pohl für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester, no. 6, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Prou de primavera i de goig", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Enough of springtime and of joy!", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Assez de printemps et de joie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-19
Line count: 11
Word count: 69

Enough of springtime and of joy!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

King
 Enough of springtime and of joy!
 Strike up a better song, a song
 That can fill the breast of a man with shuddering.
 Sing a saga of olden times, where only the sword decided,
 Where blood was avenged with blood,
 That is the song that most appeals to me.
 
Harper
 Truly I have heard such a bloody saga,
 From the mouth of Master Ludwig¹, when we travelled through Swabia,
 If you wish, I shall recount it:

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¹ This is a reference to Ludwig Uhland, the author of the original ballad.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-07-28
Line count: 11
Word count: 79