The twig upon the bush is still trembling | The twig upon the bush is still trembling

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Noch zittert fort der Zweig am Busch

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Noch zittert fort der Zweig am Busch,
Ein Vöglein flog davon, 
Und birgt sich tief im Walde, husch! 
Nur fern noch klingt ein Ton. 

Die Blüthen fallen auf den Grund,
Schneeweiß liegt's überall, 
Und, horch! so still wird's in der Rund, 
Verhallt ist jeder Schall. --

So bangt, so bangt und fragt das Herz, 
Ach! nach der Jugend Glück; 
Mit all der Lust, dem süßen Schmerz 
Wer bringt's, wer bringt's zurück?

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 70.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Noch zittert fort der Zweig am Busch", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 79 [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 Eugen Karl Petzold (1813 - 1889) [sung text not yet checked]
by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894) [sung text not yet checked]
by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The twig upon the bush is still trembling", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The twig upon the bush is still trembling

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The twig upon the bush is still trembling,
A birdlet has flown away,
And conceals itself deep in the forest, whoosh!
Only from far away a tone still sounds.

The blossoms fall upon the ground,
Snow-white they are lying everywhere,
And hark! it grows so quiet all around,
Every sound has died away. --

Thus yearns, thus yearns and queries the heart,
Ah! after the happiness of youth;
With all its joy, with its sweet pain,
Who shall bring it, who shall bring it back?

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Noch zittert fort der Zweig am Busch", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 79
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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-10
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Word count: 84