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Und hätt' ich des Frühlings gewinnenden Blick, Mit all seinem Glanz und Schein, Und göß ich auch tausendfältiges Glück In tausend Herzen hinein: Ich gäb' es dahin, Denn mein ganzer Sinn Hegt ein süßeres holderes Glück! Und hätt' ich der Wolke geflügelten Schritt, Und flög' über Land und Meer, Und brächt' auf der Stürme gewaltigem Ritt Die Schauer des Segens daher: Ach wie lang, wie lang Ist der Wolke Gang, Ich fliege voraus ihrem Schritt! Was Frühlingsglanz und was Wolkenflug! Was hab' ich an euch für Gewinn? Ihr rauscht durch die Welten wie eitel Trug, Kaum gekommen, so seid ihr dahin! Ich weiß ein Gut, Das giebt sel'geren Mut, Und schöneren Segens Gewinn! Im fernen Land des Gebirges weit Denk ich an eine Rose zurück, Meine Lieb ihre Lust, mein Sehnen ihr Leid, Mein Gedanke ihr süßestes Glück! Fliege hin, mein Herz, Mein jubelndes Herz, Zu der lieben, der holdesten Maid!
Confirmed with Otto Roquette, Liederbuch, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1852, pages 34-35
Authorship
- by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Und hätt' ich des Frühlings gewinnenden Blick", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Und hätt' ich des Frühlings gewinnenden Blick", op. 46 no. 5, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder-Album. 8 Lieder von O. Roquette , no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Und hätt' ich des Frühlings gewinnenden Blick", op. 28 (Drei Lieder für Tenor oder Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1856 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "And had I the winning glance of spring", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-16
Line count: 28
Word count: 151
And had I the winning glance of spring With all its radiance and glow, And had I the ability to pour happiness a thousandfold Into a thousand hearts: I would give it up, For my whole spirit Harbours a sweeter, more lovely joy! And had I the winged step of the cloud And could fly over land and sea, And, riding upon the powerful storms, Could bring showers of blessings: Ah, how long, how long Is the course of the cloud, I fly ahead of its steps! What is the radiance of spring and what the flight of the cloud! What gain do I receive from you? You rush through the worlds like pure deception, Barely arrived, you are already gone! I know a treasure That provides more blessed courage, And a more lovely beneficence of blessings! In a faraway mountainous land I think back to a rose, My love is her joy, my yearning her pain, My thoughts her sweetest happiness! Fly thither, my heart, My rejoicing heart, To the dear, the most lovely maiden!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Und hätt' ich des Frühlings gewinnenden Blick", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852
This text was added to the website: 2017-12-11
Line count: 28
Word count: 176