The very first blossoms | Happily bubbling up now through the cracks in the ice

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by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Die allerersten Blüten

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Japanese (日本語)

Our translations: ENG

Froh sprudeln durch die Ritzen nun des Eises,
Das vor dem Lenz zergeht, die weissen Wellen
Des Giessbachs auf: die ersten weissen Blüten
Des lieben Frühlings möchten sie uns sein.

Text Authorship:

by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Die allerersten Blüten", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Minamoto no Masazumi (flourished 9th - 10th century), no title, appears in Kokin Wakashū - 古今和歌集, no. 12
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ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The very first blossoms", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 30

The very first blossoms

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Happily bubbling up now through the cracks in the ice,
Before the spring melts, are the white cascades
Of the Giessbach Falls: the first white blossoms
Of the dear spring, they hope to be.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Laura Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bethge (1876 - 1946), "Die allerersten Blüten", appears in Japanischer Frühling / Nachdichtungen Japanischer Lyrik, first published 1911
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Japanese (日本語) by Minamoto no Masazumi (flourished 9th - 10th century), no title, appears in Kokin Wakashū - 古今和歌集, no. 12
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-02-12
Line count: 4
Word count: 34