April | It is the thrush that jugs yonder

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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

April

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Das ist die Drossel, die da schlägt,
Der Frühling, der mein Herz bewegt;
Ich fühle, die sich hold bezeigen,
Die Geister aus der Erde steigen.
Das Leben fließet wie ein Traum --
Mir ist wie Blume, Blatt und Baum.

Confirmed with Theodor Storm's Gesammelte Schiften, Erste Gesammtausgabe, Dritte Auflage, Band 1, Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von George Westermann, 1884, page 84.

Text Authorship:

by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), "April" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "April", op. 35 no. 2 (1928) [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Keller, Storm und Eichendorff, no. 2, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by Clara Wildschut (1906 - 1950), "April" [ voice and orchestra ], from Liederen, no. 1, Amsterdam : Donemus [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "April", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Avril", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 38

April

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

It is the thrush that jugs yonder,
The springtime that moves my heart;
I sense those who show themselves to be lovely,
The spirits rising from the earth.
Life flows like a dream --
I feel like the flower, leaf, and tree.

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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-01
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