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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs
Märzenwind
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Kühl war die Märzenluft, heiss war mein Blut. Wind kam geflogen und nahm mir den Hut. Über den Gartenzaun ward er geweht. Dort hat gefunden ihn Nachbars Margareth, Hat ihm die Erde geblasen vom Rand Und ihm ein Veilchen gesteckt unter's Band, Warf ihn herüber mir ohne ein Wort. Als ich ihr danken wollt', war sie schon fort. Nun muss ich täglich am Gartenzaun steh'n, Wart' auf den Wind, doch der Wind will nicht weh'n. Gretchen auch schau' ich durch's Gartenstacket, Aber nicht einmal den Blondkopf sie dreht. Hilft mir der Wind nicht, so werf' ich hinein Selber den Hut ihr und steig' hinterdrein!
Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Leipzig: Verlag von A. G. Liebeskind, 1885, pages 113-114.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the capitalized word "über" becomes "Ueber", but this is often due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, since the lower-case version is not "ueber", so we use "Über".
Authorship:
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Märzenwind", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen [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 Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Märzenwind", op. 40 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 9, published 1881 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arthur Foote (1853 - 1937), "Märzenwind", op. 39 no. 2, copyright © 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Gesänge, no. 2, Boston, Schmidt, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Adolf Gunkel (1866 - 1901), "Märzenwind", op. 23 ([Vier] Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840 - 1907), "Märzenwind", op. 345 no. 4, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Berlin, Annecke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Kleemann , "Märzenwind", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1887 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Märzenwind", op. 53 (Zehn Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: A. Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Märzenwind", op. 104 (Vier Lieder) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, O. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anna Müller , "Märzenwind", published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 4, Frankfurt a/M., Firnberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Petersen (1860 - 1939), "Märzenwind", op. 2 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Paez [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Ludevít Procházka (1837 - 1888), "Märzenwind", published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theobald Rehbaum (1835 - 1918), "Märzenwind", op. 16 no. 1, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen von Rud. Baumbach für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Sauer (1861 - 1940), "Märzenwind", op. 14 (Vier Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1895 [ medium voice and piano ], Pforzheim, Haug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Schmitt (1835 - 1907), "Märzenwind", op. 34, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leone Sinigaglia (1868 - 1944), "Märzenwind", op. 17 no. 3, published 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder aus Rudolf Baumbachs Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen für 1 hohe Singstimme -- für 1 tiefe Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Märzenwind", op. 154 (Drei Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1895 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, O. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Frederick W. Bancroft ; composed by Arthur Foote.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "March wind", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-28
Line count: 14
Word count: 104
March wind
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The air of March was cool, my blood was heated. The wind came flying along and took my hat. It was blown over the garden fence. There our neighbour's Margareth found it. She blew the dirt off its brim And tucked a violet under the hatband, Without a word, she tossed it over to me. When I wanted to thank her, she was already gone. Daily now I am forced to stand at the garden fence, Waiting for the wind, but the wind does not blow. I see Gretchen, too, through the pickets, But she never even turns her blonde head [my way]. If the wind will not help me, I shall myself Throw my hat over to her and climb over after it!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Märzenwind", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
This text was added to the website: 2020-02-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 124