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Säuselnde Lüfte Wehend so mild, Blumiger Düfte Athmend erfüllt! Wie haucht Ihr mich wonnig begrüßend an! Wie habt Ihr dem pochenden Herzen gethan? Es möchte Euch folgen auf luftiger Bahn! Wohin? Bächlein, so munter Rauschend zumal, [Wallen]1 hinunter Silbern in's Thal. Die schwebende Welle, dort eilt sie dahin! Tief spiegeln sich Fluren und Himmel darin. Was ziehst Du mich, sehnend verlangender Sinn, Hinab? Grüßender Sonne Spielendes Gold, Hoffende Wonne Bringest Du hold. Wie labt mich Dein selig begrüßendes Bild! Es lächelt am tiefblauen Himmel so mild, Und hat mir das Auge mit Thränen gefüllt! - Warum? Grünend umkränzet Wälder und Höh'! Schimmernd erglänzet Blüthenschnee! So dränget sich Alles zum bräutlichen Licht; Es schwellen die Keime, die Knospe bricht; Sie haben gefunden was ihnen gebricht: Und Du? Rastloses Sehnen! Wünschendes Herz, Immer nur Thränen, Klage und Schmerz? Auch ich bin mir schwellender Triebe bewußt! Wer stillet mir endlich die drängende Lust? Nur Du [befreiest]2 den Lenz in der Brust, Nur Du!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Ludwig Rellstab. Erstes Bändchen. Berlin, bei Friedrich Laue. 1827, pages 114-115.
1 Schubert: "Wollen"2 Schubert: "befreist"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860), "Frühlings-Sehnsucht" [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) Ludwig (Heinrich) Berger (1777 - 1839), "Frühlingssehnsucht", op. 19 (Acht deutsche Lieder) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Frühlingssehnsucht", op. 73 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1834 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Thieme [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Frühlingssehnsucht", D 957 no. 3 (1828), published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Schwanengesang, no. 3, Tobias Haslinger, VN 5370, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Stöckert (1852 - 1933), "Frühlingssehnsucht ", published 1874 [ SATB chorus ], from Vier Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 1, Berlin, Sulzbach [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nostàlgia de primavera", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Voorjaarsverlangen", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Spring longing", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kevään kaipausta", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ardeurs du printemps", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , "Νοσταλγία της άνοιξης", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nostalgia di primavera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "봄의 동경", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Vårlengsel", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Axel Bergstedt) , "Anelo primaveral", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Nostalgia primaveral", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 159
Suiz'lende briesjes, waaiend zo mild Vlijtige liesjes, bloeiend zo wild! Hoe zalig en zacht streelt je adem mijn wang! Wie houdt nu mijn kloppende hart in bedwang? Het wil jullie volgen in vlind'rende drang. Waarheen? Beekjes, zo monter ruisend vooral, Willen naar onder, zilv'rig in 't dal. De kabbelende golfjes, daar ijlen ze heen! Daar spieg'len zich beemden en hemel dooreen. Waar trek jij me, brandend verlangen, toch heen? Omlaag? Vriendelijk zonlicht, dartelend goud Hoopgevend uitzicht wordt mij ontvouwd. Hoe goed doet het mij dat je ons weer begroet! De hemel lacht mild met zijn diepblauwe gloed En heeft ook mijn ogen met tranen gevoed. Waarom? Groen legt een krans om bossen en veld! Schitterend glanst het bloesemgeweld. Natuur die het licht voor de bruiloft ontsteekt; De zaden ontkiemen, de bolster breekt; Zij hebben gevonden wat hun nog ontbreekt. En jij? Jagende wanen! Hunkerend hart! Altijd maar tranen, zuchten en smart! Ook ik voel de drang en de drift van de lust! Wie brengt er nu eind'lijk dit hart eens tot rust? Slechts jij, de vrouw die 't vuur in mij blust! Slechts jij!
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- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2005 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Rellstab (1799 - 1860), "Frühlings-Sehnsucht"
This text was added to the website: 2005-05-16
Line count: 40
Word count: 184