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by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909)

Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind,
Bist ein recht verwöhntes Kind;
Wiegst auf jungen Zweigen bald
Lustig dich im Frühlingswald.

Schmeichelst bald am Felsenbach
Waldröslein vom Schlummer wach,
Kühlen Tau zur Morgenstund'
Schlürfst du ihr vom Purpurmund.

Spielst nun unter Vogelsang
Froh den lieben Tag entlang,
Bis die müde Sonne schied
Und verstummt der Vöglein Lied.

Wiegst dein Röslein dann zur Ruh',
Küssest ihr die Augen zu,
Und im trauten Dämmerschein
Schläfst du ihr am Busen ein.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Gedichte von Georg Scherer, vierte, vermehrte Auflage, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Berlin, Wien: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1894, page 33


Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Scherer (1824 - 1909), "Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind", appears in Gedichte von Georg Scherer, in 1. Erstes Buch [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 Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Loser, leichter, luft'ger Wind", op. 121 (Sechs Kammerduette für zwei tiefe Stimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1866 [ vocal duet for 2 low voices and piano ], Bremen, Aug. Fr. Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Intermezzo", op. 81 no. 3, published 1864 [ tenor and piano ], from Eine Novelle in Liedern. Cyclus von 8 Gesängen, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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