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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
Ein Windstoß kommt heran gebraust
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Ein Windstoß kommt heran gebraust, Von wannen? Von wannen? Horch, wie er durch die Wipfel saust, Der Tannen! Der Tannen! Ein schriller Laut [nur]1! -- still ist's wieder Und rieselnd fällt der Reif hernieder. Was war's, was war's mein liebes Thal? Heute zum allerersten Mal Will deinen Gründen Der Lenz sich künden, Bald sausen und brausen die Stürme mit Macht, Und der Frühling, der Frühling erwacht. Ein Lichtstrahl flammt am Himmel hell, Von wannen? Von wannen? Sieh', wie die Wipfel glüh'n zur Stell Der Tannen, der Tannen! Ein jäher Schein [nur]1! -- dunkel wieder Und [traurig]2 schaut der Himmel nieder. Was war's, was war's mein liebes Thal? Heute zum allerersten Mal Will deinen Gründen Der Lenz sich künden, Bald [leuchtet und flammet die Sonne]3 mit Macht, Und der Frühling, der Frühling erwacht. Der Schnee floh [auf]4 den Bergen schon Von dannen, von dannen, Tiefschwarz dem Winter [sprechen]5 Hohn Die Tannen, die Tannen. Noch wenig Zeit nur! -- Vogellieder Erschallen froh und freudig wieder. Glück auf, Glück auf, mein liebes Thal! Heute zum allerersten Mal Will deinen Gründen Der Lenz sich künden, Bald rauschen und schäumen die Bäche mit Macht, Und der Frühling, der Frühling erwacht.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser. 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 3-4.
1 Schläger: "nun"2 Schläger: "trübe"
3 Schläger: "sausen und brausen die Stürme"
4 Schläger: "von"
5 Schläger: "sprachen"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingsahnung", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 1 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Frühlings-Ahnung", op. 224 (4 Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1862 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Beez (1828 - 1893) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Beschnitt (1825 - 1880) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Georg Bratsch (1817 - 1887) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Braune (1810 - 1884) [sung text not yet checked]
- by F. Forgeois , "Frühlingsahnung" [ men's chorus ], B. Tormann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gartz (1819 - 1896), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 12 (Musikalische Ährenlese. Lieder und Gesänge für gemischte Chöre), Heft 1 no. 8, published <<1872 [ mixed chorus ], Berlin: Stubenrauch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Frühlingsnahen", op. 72 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Cornelius Gurlitt (1820 - 1901), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 26 (Die Jahreszeiten) no. 1, published 1865 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willem de Haan (1849 - 1930), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 6 no. 2, published <<1898 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Berlin: Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Johann) Heinrich Hoffmeister (b. 1808) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Joetze (1839 - 1914), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 25, published <<1901 [ men's chorus ], Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Kahnt (1836 - 1904) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Ferdinand Konradin (1833 - 1884) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Kuntze (1817 - 1883), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 182 (Drei Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 2, published 1872 [ satb quartet ], Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Mair (1821 - 1893), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 42, published <<1901 [ men's chorus ], Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Markull (1816 - 1887), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 110 (Zehn Naturlieder von Friedrich Oser für vierstimmigen Männerchor), Heft 1 no. 1, published 1870 [ ttbb chorus ], Schleusingen: C. Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Merz (b. 1824) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Müller, jun. (1839 - 1901), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 8 no. 1, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (b. 1835), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 82 (Fünf Lieder für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2, published <<1901 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Sch. & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (b. 1820) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Johann Lorenz Oechsner (1815 - 1886), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 32 (Drei Lieder für vier Männerstimmen), Heft 1 no. 1, published <<1872 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig: J. Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Sattler (1811 - 1891), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 45 (Touristen-Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 1, published 1888 [ ttbb chorus ], Braunschweig: Kott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Matthias Wilhelm Schiffbauer (b. 1810), "Frühlingsahnung", published 1867 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Schläger (1820 - 1885), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 19 (3 Lieder) no. 1, published 1864, Wien, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edwin Schultz (1827 - 1907), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 101 (Zwei Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1878 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Seitz (1844 - 1905), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 23, published 1877 [ ttbb chorus ], Regensburg: Coppenrath, in Neue Regensburger Sängerhalle, I. Band, 3. Heft [sung text not yet checked]
- by M. Sendel , "Frühlingsahnung", op. 9, published 1887 [ men's chorus ], Stuttgart: Zumsteeg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl von Sichart (b. 1838) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Heinrich August Siemers (1819 - 1876) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Speidel (1826 - 1899), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 27 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 5, published 1868 [ satb quartet ], Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Stauffer (1826 - 1880) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Eduard Thiele (1812 - 1895), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 17 no. 2, published <<1897 [ voice and men's chorus a cappella ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert Ûberlée (1837 - 1897), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 13, published 1869 [ eight male voices or double chorus ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "An inkling of spring", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-05
Line count: 36
Word count: 198
An inkling of spring
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
A gust of wind rushes in, From where? From where? Hear how it rustles in the treetops, The pines! The pines! Just an intense sound! – then quiet again And the frost flutters downward. What was that, my dear valley, what was that? Today, for the very first time Will your domain Proclaim the arrival of Spring, Soon storms will roar and howl mightily, And Spring, Spring shall awaken. A beam of light flames bright across the sky, From where? From where? See how the tree tops glisten The pines! The pines! Only a sudden flash! – then darkness again And the heavens gaze sadly downward. What was that, my dear valley, what was that? Today, for the very first time Will your domain Proclaim the arrival of Spring, Soon the sun will gleam and dazzle mightily, And Spring, Spring shall awaken. The snow is already retreating to the mountains From there, from there, Deep black, the winter calls defiance To the pines, the pines. Only a little more time! – Birdsong Again will ring happy and joyfully. Best wishes, my dear valley, best wishes! Today, for the very first time Will your domain Proclaim the arrival of Spring, Soon the streams will gush and foam mightily, And Spring, Spring shall awaken.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Frühlingsahnung", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 1
This text was added to the website: 2024-03-01
Line count: 36
Word count: 212