by Gustav Rasmus (1817 - 1900)
Translation Singable translation by Frederick Corder (1852 - 1932)

Frühlingswonne
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der Frühling strahlt durch Feld und Au, 
die Luft ist so warm und der Himmel so blau;
die Vöglein singen in Feld und Hain: 
o mögt es doch immer so wonig sein!  

Mai-blumen blühen am klaren Quell 
und spiegeln sich frei in der silbernen Well,
sie nicken und blacken so freundlich hinein: 
O mögt es doch immer so wonig sein! 

Einsam versteckt im grünen Moos, 
vom Thau benetzt in der Mutter Schooss, 
da duften die Veilchen im Sonnenschein: 
O mögt es doch immer so wonig sein! 

Der Käfer schwirret im Sonnenstrahl; 
es gleichet die Flur einem lustigen Saal; 
drin spielen die Kinder in munteren Reih'n: 
O mögt es doch immer so wonig sein!

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Spring's delights
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Fair Spring is ranging the meadows through, 
the air is so warm and the sky is so blue; 
the birds sing loudly in tree and sky: 
o rapture of Spring! Could1 it last but for aye!

Mayflowers bloom by the crystal stream 
where mirrored like flashes of silver they gleam; 
how friendly they nod as we pass them by: 
o rapture of Spring might it last but for aye!  

Hiding away in mossy nest 
where dew lies thickest on earth's kind breast 
the violet opens its tiny eye: 
O rapture of Spring could it last but for aye!  

The beetle hums where the sunlight falls 
the bright meadow seems like the grandest of halls; 
where children may merrily play, laughing high; 
o rapture of Spring might it last but for aye!

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):


Researcher for this page: Scott Phinney

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 132