Lark song | The blades of grass are still dripping

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lerchensang

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Die Halme tropfen noch,
Vom Sturm gewiegt; 
Hinan die Lerche doch 
Durch's Wetter fliegt; 
  Sucht an der Himmelsau
  Ein Fleckchen blau. 

Und wie im Sonnenglanz
Klingt hell ihr Lied, 
Als ob schon lange ganz
Der Nebel schied; 
  Ihr gnügt im Wolkengrau
  Ein Fleckchen blau. 

Sing mit, sing mit, o Herz,
Wie's auch dir geh,
Und schwing dich himmelwärts
Durch alles Weh! 
  Blieb nicht auch dir, o schau,
  Ein Fleckchen blau?

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 56.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Lerchensang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 63 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Flügel (1812 - 1900) [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Lerchensang", op. 55 (Sechs Duette für Sopran und Alto mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 6, published 1875 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lark song", copyright © 2025, (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: 2017-07-07
Line count: 18
Word count: 70

Lark song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The blades of grass are still dripping,
Rocked by the storm;
The lark, nevertheless,
Flies through the tempest;
  [It] seeks upon the lea of heaven
  A spot of blue.

And as in the sun's radiance
[The lark's] song resounds brightly,
As if the mists had long
Completely dissipated;
  In the clouds’ greyness, [the lark]
  Is content with a spot of blue.

Sing along, sing along, oh heart,
No matter what you may be experiencing,
And turn yourself heavenward
Through all pain!
  Did not there remain for you, too, oh look,
  A spot of blue?

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Lerchensang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 63
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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 94