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Ein Nebel [ist]1 über der Stadt. Die Höhen sind kahl. Alle Menschen sind matt Und [gehn]2 wie in Qual. Ein Regen [wird]3 niedersinken, Warm, weich und schwer. Alle Äcker werden ihn trinken . . . Nur [mein Acker]4 bleibt tropfenleer!
Confirmed with Richard Schaukal, Tristia. Neue Gedichte aus den Jahren 1897-98, Leipzig, Verlag von P. Friesenhahn, 1898, page 105.
1 Cahn-Speyer: "liegt"2 Cahn-Speyer: "gehen,"
3 Cahn-Speyer: "will"
4 Cahn-Speyer: "meiner"
Authorship:
- by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Frühlingsregen", appears in Tristia. Neue Gedichte aus den Jahren 1897-98, in Wieder im Pontus [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 Rudolf S. Cahn-Speyer (1881 - 1940), "Frühlingsregen", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], Cöln am Rhein: Verlag Tischer & Jagenberg [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring rain", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2022-10-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 40
[There is a fog]1 upon the city. The heights are bare. All humans are weary And walk about as if in agony. A rain [shall]2 descend, Warm, soft, and plentiful. All the fields shall drink it . . . Only [my field]3 shall remain empty of raindrops!
1 Cahn-Speyer: "A fog lies "
2 Cahn-Speyer: "wishes to"
3 Cahn-Speyer: "mine"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard von Schaukal (1874 - 1942), "Frühlingsregen", appears in Tristia. Neue Gedichte aus den Jahren 1897-98, in Wieder im Pontus
This text was added to the website: 2022-10-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 47