The wind, herald of calamity, rushes loudly

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Laut rauscht der Wind, der Unheilkünder

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Laut rauscht der Wind, der Unheilkünder,
Durchs weiße wirbelnde Gewirr;
Des Waldes welke Zweige brechen,
Der Berghirsch flüchtet, pfadesirr.

Und würgend tragen Nordlandstürme
Nur Schnee herbei und neuen Schnee,
Der steigt und steigt -- in langen Nächten;
Bis in den Felsgrund dringt dies Weh!

Dann endlich, endlich blaut es wieder,
Schneeblendend glänzt der Berge Pracht!
Doch regt kein Leben mehr die Glieder,
Kein Laut erklingt -- Es ist vollbracht!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Karl Stieler, Neue Hochlandslieder, herausgegeben von Karl Quenzel, Leipzig: Hesse & Becker Verlag, [1917], page 42.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Schneekampf", subtitle: "(Januar.)", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 7. Jahreszeiten, no. 1 [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 Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Januar. Schneekampf", op. 51 no. 1, published 1882 [ ssa chorus ], from Die Monate. 12 dreistimmige Chorgesänge für 2 Sopran und Alt ohne Begleitung. Zum Gebrauch in höheren Schulen und Gesangvereinen, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(January)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-11
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Word count: 67

The wind, herald of calamity, rushes...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The wind, herald of calamity, rushes loudly
Through the white swirling jumble;
The forest’s withered branches break,
The mountain elk flees, uncertain of its path.

And chokingly, storms from northern lands
Bring only snow and more snow
That mounts up and mounts up -- in long nights; 
This misery penetrates even into the depths of the rock!

Then finally, finally the sky turns blue once more,
The splendour of the mountains sparkles in dazzling snow!
But no life is stirring any longer,
No sound rings out -- It is completed!

Subtitle: "(January)"

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Translations of title(s):
"Schneekampf" = "Snow battle"
"Januar. Schneekampf" = "January. Snow battle"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Schneekampf", subtitle: "(Januar.)", appears in Neue Hochlands-Lieder, in 7. Jahreszeiten, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2019-01-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 88