Wanton, light, breezy wind

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by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind,
Bist ein recht verwöhntes Kind;
Wiegst auf jungen Zweigen bald
Lustig dich im Frühlingswald.

Schmeichelst bald am Felsenbach
Waldröslein vom Schlummer wach,
Kühlen Tau zur Morgenstund'
Schlürfst du ihr vom Purpurmund.

Spielst nun unter Vogelsang
Froh den lieben Tag entlang,
Bis die müde Sonne schied
Und verstummt der Vöglein Lied.

Wiegst dein Röslein dann zur Ruh',
Küssest ihr die Augen zu,
Und im trauten Dämmerschein
Schläfst du ihr am Busen ein.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Gedichte von Georg Scherer, vierte, vermehrte Auflage, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Berlin, Wien: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1894, page 33

Text Authorship:

by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), "Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind", appears in Gedichte von Georg Scherer, in 1. Erstes Buch [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 von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind", op. 121 (Sechs Kammerduette für zwei tiefe Stimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1866 [ vocal duet for 2 low voices and piano ], Bremen, Aug. Fr. Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Intermezzo", op. 81 no. 3, published 1864 [ tenor and piano ], from Eine Novelle in Liedern. Cyclus von 8 Gesängen, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

Wanton, light, breezy wind

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Wanton, light, breezy wind,
You are quite a spoiled child;
Upon young branches you now
Disport yourself merrily in the spring forest.

At the rocky creek you then awaken
The forest rose with flattery,
From her crimsom lips you sip
The cool dew in the morning hours.

Now to the sounds of bird song
You play happily the whole day long,
Until the weary sun has departed
And the birds' song has fallen silent.

Then you rock your little rose to sleep,
Kiss her eyes shut,
And in the lovely twilight
You fall asleep upon her breast.

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Translations of title(s):
"Intermezzo" = "Intermezzo"
"Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind" = "Wanton, light, breezy wind"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), "Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind", appears in Gedichte von Georg Scherer, in 1. Erstes Buch
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 97