by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Der junge Tag erwacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Der junge Tag erwacht, Der schöne Morgen lacht Und schüttelt sich die Locken; Wie Festgeläut der Glocken Durchbebt die Luft ein Klang Mit lieblichem Gesang. Durch meine Seele ziehn Die alten Melodien Aus meiner Kindheit Tagen, Wie wenn von ferne schlagen Die Nachtigallen sacht In einer Maiennacht. Und in dem Herzen schwillt Und aus dem Auge quillt Ein Bangen und Verlangen, Als wär' schon wieder gangen, Nachdem sie kaum erwacht, Der jungen Sonne Pracht.
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Authorship
- by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Frühe Klage", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 22, first published 1848 [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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Der junge Tag erwacht", op. 7 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1846 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Whistling [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , title 1: "The youthful day awakes"
Researcher for this text: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 74
The youthful day awakes
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The youthful day awakes, The beauteous morning breaks Her golden locks back flinging; Like festival bells ringing Floats on the stilly air Soft music, sweet and clear. All through my soul I feel Melodious mem’ries steal The strains of childhood thrilling As when the distant trilling Of Philomela’s lay Rang through the woods in May. And in my bosom swells, And from mine eye there steals A grief and melancholy, As if had vanished wholly, Had veiled itself in night, The glorious Orb of light.
From the Franz score.
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Authorship
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "The youthful day awakes" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Frühe Klage", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 22, first published 1848
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-07-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 85