by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934)
Translation by Jelka Rosen (Delius) (1868 - 1935)
Let springtime come
Language: English after the Danish (Dansk)
Let springtime come then, when it will, with verdure greenest, with flutelike song of myriad birds, when all that blossoms and all that is freshest, loveliest, fairest waves and flutters away over meadows, away over fields, budding in gardens and hiding in woodlands, shedding its fragrance on waters and waves. Yet not for me! My heart is neither leaf nor blossom and springtime cannot bring me joy: I must await my own spring. When? When?
Text Authorship:
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Let springtime come", 1897 [ voice and piano ], from Seven Danish Songs, no. 7, also set in German (Deutsch), also set in Danish (Dansk) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-24
Line count: 15
Word count: 75
Den Lenz laß kommen, wann er will
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Den Lenz laß kommen, wann er will, mit Grün, das grünet, mit tausend Vögleins Flötenspiel, da Blumen blühen und Alles auf Erden in buntester Schönheit wehet und flattert dahin über Wiesen, dahin über Felder, knospend in Gärten, verborgen in Wäldern, Düfte ergießend auf Hügel und Wellen. Was gilt das mir? Mein Herz ist weder Blatt, noch Blume, das Frühlings Lust mach mich nicht froh: Einst wird mein eigner Lenz blühn. Wann? Wann?
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in English by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934)
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Den Lenz lass kommen", 1897, from Seven Danish Songs, no. 7, also set in English, also set in Danish (Dansk) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Frühlingslied", published 1915 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gesänge, no. 1, Köln am Rhein, Tischer und Jagenberg [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-24
Line count: 15
Word count: 72