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by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Nun weht auf der Heide der scharfe...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Nun weht auf der Heide der scharfe Nordost,
Am Vordach hangt der Zapfen von Eis,
Die Tannen schütteln sich rings vor Frost,
Und Feld und Kirchhof sind silberweiß.
Im Dorf verschneit liegt jeglicher Pfad,
Ein Weg nur führet zur Schenke allein,
Und geh' ich dort grade des Abends spat,
So tret' ich hinein;
O mein Käthchen, mein Mädchen, nun bringe mir Wein!

O liebes Käthchen, nun sing' mir ein Lied
Von der sonnigen, wonnigen Frühlingszeit!
Und wenn erst wieder die Schwalbe zieht,
Dann sollst du schauen, wie hold sich's freit.
Und wenn aufs neu der Winter sich naht,
Da schiert kein Wind uns von Ost und von West;
Am lodernden Herde sitzen wir spat
Im traulichen Nest
Und küssen uns warm und umschlingen uns fest.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   F. Lachner 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Emanuel Geibel, Werke, Band 1, Leipzig und Wien, 1918, pages 122-123.


Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Winter", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 2 [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 Wilhelm Hill (1838 - 1902), "Winter", op. 39 (Zwei ländliche Lieder) no. 2, published 1878 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810 - 1882), "Winter", op. 52 no. 2, published 1850 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Winter" [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Emanuel Geibel, no. 1, MS in Bayerische Staatsbibliothek [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Alfred Rittershaus (1863 - 1929), "Winter", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Nun weht auf der Haide", op. 12 no. 6, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Chamisso, Geibel, Rückert und Kerner, no. 6, Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Set in a modified version by Heinrich Esser.

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 125

À présent, un vent glacial du nord‑est...
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
À présent, un vent glacial du nord-est souffle sur la lande,
Des glaçons pendent sous l’avant-toit,
Alentour les sapins frissonnent sous l’effet du gel,
Et les champs et le cimetière sont d’un blanc argenté.
Au village, tous les sentiers sont ensevelis sous la neige,
Un seul chemin mène à l’auberge,
Et si je passe par là, tard dans la soirée,
J’entre ;
Ô ma petite Cathy, ma chérie, apporte-moi du vin !

Ô chère Cathy, chante-moi maintenant une chanson
Du printemps si ensoleillé et ravissant !
Et quand reviendra l’hirondelle,
Tu verras alors combien il est bon de faire sa cour.
Et quand l’hiver s’approchera à nouveau,
Alors aucun vent, ni d’Est ni d’Ouest, ne nous atteindra ;
Assis tard près de l’âtre flamboyant,
Dans notre nid douillet,
Nous nous embrasserons et enlacerons chaudement.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translations of titles:
"Nun weht auf der Haide" = "À présent souffle sur la lande"
"Winter" = "Hiver"


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Emanuel Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Winter", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2026-07-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 130

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