Märznacht | Horch! wie brauset der Sturm

Horch! wie brauset der Sturm

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE

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Horch! wie brauset der Sturm 
  und der schwellende Strom in der Nacht hin!
Schaurig süßes Gefühl! 
  lieblicher Frühling, du nahst!

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Märznacht" [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 Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Märznacht", op. 322 no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Märznacht", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 12 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Die Märznacht", published 1877 [ vocal quartet of male voices ], from Achtzehn [Neunzehn?] Lieder und Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen, no. 11, Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-01-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 20