by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866)
Steig' hernieder, Frühlingsregen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Steig' hernieder, Frühlingsregen, Löse die Gefangenschaft. Der Natur, die still entgegen Dir sich sehnt aus ihrer Haft. Brich die stärken Eisesketten Die um uns der Winter schlug, Schwelle Ström' in ihren Betten Und der Nymphe füll' den Krug. Säus'le milder, rausche stärker, Goldner! brich das eh'rne Schloß. Danaë ist hier im Kerker! Steig' herab in ihren [Schooß]1!
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Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Rückert (1788 - 1866), no title, appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in 3. Liebesfrühling, in 3. Dritter Strauß. Entfremdet [or Gemieden], no. 59 [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Frühlingsregen", 1910 [ voice and piano ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir.
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- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 58