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by Karl Ziegler (1812 - 1877), as Carlopago
Translation © by John H. Campbell

Im Frühling
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Es ist mein Herz verwelkt, versumpft, 
bedeckt mit Schilf und eingeschrumpft, 
kaum findet Platz ein finstrer Traum; 
es ächzt der Schmerz im engen Raum. 
Da kommt der Lenz, die Lüfte lau, 
die Wälder grün, der Himmel blau !
Die ganze Welt ein Blumenstrauß, 
es dehnt die Brust sich mächtig aus !
Die Welt so schön, das Herz so weit, 
steig in mein Herz Weltherrlichkeit !

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Set in a modified version by Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe.

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

  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , title 1: "In the spring", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 63

In the spring
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 My heart withers and sinks,
 covered with reeds and shrunken,
 hardly is a nightmare more sinister;   
 confined, I ache and suffer.   
 But now, the spring comes, the air warms,
 the forests green up, the heavens are blue!
 The whole world is a bouquet of flowers,
 and freely the breast expands!  
 The world is so beautiful, the heart so full,
 glorious world enter into my heart!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by John H. Campbell, (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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 65