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In seinem schimmernden Gewand Hast du den Frühling uns gesandt, Und Rosen um sein Haupt gewunden. [Holdlächelnd]1 [kömmt]2 er schon! Es führen ihn die Stunden, O Gott, auf seinem Bluhmenthron. Er geht in Büschen und sie [blühn]3; Den Fluren [kömmt]4 ihr frisches Grün, [Und]5 Wäldern wächst ihr Schatten wieder, Der West, liebkosend, schwingt Sein thauendes Gefieder, Und jeder frohe Vogel singt. Mit eurer Lieder süssem Klang, Ihr Vögel, soll auch mein Gesang Zum Vater der Natur sich schwingen, Entzückung reißt mich hin! Ich will dem Herrn lobsingen, Durch den ich wurde, was ich bin! O Gütigster! Denn wer ist gut, Wie du, der allen Gutes thut? Du sorgtest auch für mein Vergnügen, Als aus dem großen Plan Erstaunte Welten stiegen, Und Sonnen sich geschaffen sahn. Schön ist die Erde, wann sie blüht, Und, ganz um unsre Lust bemüht, Sich in des Frühlings Farben kleidet, Und überall voll Pracht, Selbst, wo die Heerde weidet, In bunter Zierde düftend lacht: Der Gottheit würdiger Altar, Worauf das bluhmenreiche Jahr, O Herr, zu deinem Wohlgefallen, Sein süsses Rauchwerk bringt, Indeß von Nachtigallen Ein froher Lobgesang erklingt! Du hast mit Schönheit, die entzückt, Das Antlitz der Natur geschmückt, O aller Schönheit reiche Quelle! Dir geht kein Wesen vor! Die reinste Liebe schwelle Mein ganzes Herz zu dir empor!
F. Schubert sets stanzas 1-3
Confirmed with Sämtliche Poetische Werke von J. P. Uz. Erster Band. Leipzig in der Dykischen Buchhandlung. 1768, pages 330-332; and with Poetische Werke von Johann Peter Uz. Zweyter Band. Nach seinen eigenhändigen Verbesserungen herausgegeben von Christian Felix Weisse. Wien. Bey J. V. Degen, Buchdrucker und Buchhändler. 1805, pages 263-264.
1 Schubert: "Hold lächelnd"2 Schubert: "Kommt"
3 Schubert: "blühen"
4 Schubert (second version only): "kommt"
5 Schubert: "Den"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796), "Gott, im Frühlinge" [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Gott im Frühlinge", D 448 (1816), published 1887, stanzas 1-3 [ voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747 - 1800), "Gott im Frühlinge", published 1784 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Déu, a la primavera", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "God in de lente", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Carl Johengen) , "God in spring time", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "God in spring", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dieu au printemps", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 218
In his glistening garments You have sent Spring to us, And roses are entwined around his head. Smiling beautifully, let him approach! He is led by the Hours, Oh God, on his throne of flowers. He goes into the bushes and they blossom; The meadows produce fresh greenery, And woods grow their shadows again, The west wind, with its loving caress, waves Its dew-giving plumage, And each merry bird sings. With the sweet sound of your songs, Oh birds, may my song too Fly up to the father of nature. Entchantment enthralls me! I want to sing the praises of the Lord, Through whom I came to be what I am! Oh most benevolent! For who is as good As you, who do all good things? You even cared about my pleasure When in accordance with the grand design Astonished worlds arose And suns watched themselves being created. The earth is beautiful when it blossoms, And, totally concerned with our delight, It puts on the colours of spring And is full of splendour everywhere. Even where the flock is grazing It smiles fragrantly in bright ornament: At the worthy altar to divinity, Where the flower-rich year (For your pleasure, oh Lord) Offers its sweet incense, While nightingales Sing out a merry song of praise! With beauty that enchants, you have Adorned the face of nature, You rich source of all beauty! Nothing takes precedence over you! May the purest love lift My whole heart up to you!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796), "Gott, im Frühlinge"
This text was added to the website: 2017-09-03
Line count: 42
Word count: 247