In springtime | Thus to walk alone with you

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by Friedrich Roeber (1819 - 1901)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Frühling

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

So die alten, trauten Wege
Einsam, Liebste, mit dir geh'n
Durch das grüne Laubgehege:
Süß'res kann mir nicht gescheh'n.

Tiefe Waldesschatten winken
Und es winkt die sonn'ge Flur,
Neues Leben hier zu trinken
An den Quellen der Natur.

Leise rauscht es in den Bäumen,
In den Gräsern weht es sacht,
Und wir gehen wie im Träumen
Schweigend durch die Frühlingspracht.

Sind die Lippen auch geschlossen,
Weiß ich doch: wie über mich,
Hat der Zauber sich ergossen,
Süßes Herz, auch über dich.

Confirmed with Friedrich Roeber, Lyrische und epische Gedichte, Fest- und Märchenspiele, Dritte, vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: Jul. Baedeker, [1897], page 38.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Roeber (1819 - 1901), "Im Frühling", appears in Lyrische und epische Gedichte, Fest- und Märchenspiele, in Liebe und Lieder [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 O. Langhans , "Im Frühling", op. 34 (Drei Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In springtime", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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In springtime

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Thus to walk alone with you,
Most beloved, the old familiar paths
Through the green, leafy enclosures:
Nothing sweeter can happen to me.

Deep forest shadows beckon
And the sunny meadow, too,
To imbibe new life here
At the well-springs of nature.

There is a quiet soughing in the trees
And a gently breeze in the grasses,
And we walk as in a dream
Silently through the glory of springtime.

Though our lips are closed,
I nevertheless know: as the magic
Has inundated me,
Sweetheart, it has also inundated you.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Roeber (1819 - 1901), "Im Frühling", appears in Lyrische und epische Gedichte, Fest- und Märchenspiele, in Liebe und Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2020-06-04
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Word count: 90