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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Gefrorne Tropfen fallen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: AFR CAT CHI DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRI HEB HEB IRI ITA KOR LIT POR SPA SPA

Gefrorne Tropfen fallen
Von meinen Wangen ab:
[Und ist's]¹ mir denn entgangen, 
Daß ich geweinet hab'?

Ei Thränen, meine Thränen, 
Und seid ihr gar so lau,
Daß ihr erstarrt zu Eise,
Wie kühler Morgenthau?

Und dringt doch aus der Quelle 
Der Brust so glühend heiß,
Als wolltet ihr zerschmelzen 
Des ganzen Winters Eis.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• F. Schubert

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, page 80; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1823. Neue Folge, fünfter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1823, page 212.

First published in Urania (see above) as no. 3 of Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller. Die Winterreise. In 12 Liedern.

Note for stanza 3, line 1: in the repetition, "Und" becomes "Ihr" in Schubert's song.

¹ Müller (Urania), and Schubert: "Ob es"

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Gefrorene Thränen", written 1821-1822, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 3, first published 1823 [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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Gefrorene Tränen", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 3, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Gefrorne Tränen", op. 89 no. 3, D 911 no. 3 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 3, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Gefrorene Tränen", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

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Bevroren tranen

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Bevroren druppels vallen
neer op mijn winterjas¹.
Hoe kan het mij ontgaan zijn,
dat ik aan 't schreien was?

Ach tranen, stille tranen,
zijn jullie dan zo lauw,
Dat je verstart tot ijzel
als koele morgendauw?

Toch wel je uit mijn binnenst'
omhoog zo gloeiend heet,
Als zou je willen smelten
het winterijs compleet!

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¹ Letterlijk: nu van mijn wangen af

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Gefrorene Thränen", written 1821-1822, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 3, first published 1823
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This text was added to the website: 2005-09-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 54