by Johannes Schlaf (1862 - 1941)
Translation © by Manuel Capdevila i Font

Winter
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE NOR
Der schönste Cherub kommt;
mit weitweißen sanften Schwingen 
schimmert er durchs Dunkel:
kalt, starr und schaurig und süß
wie der Wille Gottes,
heimatliederumraunt.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Hivern", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Hiver", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Vinter", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Word count: 23

Hivern
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Arriba el més bell querubí;
amb amples i dolces ales blanques
brilla entre les tenebres:
Fred, encarcarat i horripilant i dolç
com la voluntat de Déu,
ple de cançons de la pàtria.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 by Manuel Capdevila i Font, (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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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 32