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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Märzveilchen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG
Der Himmel wölbt sich [rein]1 und blau,
Der Reif stellt Blumen [aus]2 zur Schau.

Am Fenster [prangt ein flimmernder Flor]3.
Ein Jüngling [steht, ihn betrachtend, davor]4.

Und hinter den Blumen [blühet]5 noch gar
Ein blaues, ein lächelndes Augenpaar.

Märzveilchen, [wie jener noch keine gesehn!
Der Reif wird angehaucht zergehn]6.

Eisblumen fangen zu schmelzen an,
[Und]7 Gott sei gnädig dem jungen Mann!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   N. Gade 

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Gade: "so rein"
2 Gade: "von Eis"
3 Gade: "pranget der Winterflor"
4 Gade: "steht und sinnt davor"
5 Gade: "blüht"
6 Gade: "wie sie da blühend stehn,/ so hat man Veilchen noch nie gesehn."
7 omitted by Gade.

Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Märzveilchen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Martsviolerne"
    • Go to the text page.

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

  • by Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Märzveilchen", op. 12 (Acht Gesänge) no. 2, published 1866 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Märzveilchen", published 1854 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von H. C. Andersen, no. 2, Elberfeld, Arnold, also set in Danish (Dansk) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Louis Samson , "Märzveilchen", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. II. Reihe, Heft I, no. 4, Dresden, Arnold  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Märzveilchen", op. 40 (Fünf Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier) no. 1 (1840), published 1842 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen, Lose  [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Violetes de març", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Maartse viooltjes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "March violets", copyright ©


Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 71

Violetes de març
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
El cel s’arqueja pur i blau,
el gebre exposa les flors a la vista.

A la finestra llueix una tremolosa florida.
Un jovencell és al davant, esguardant-la.

I darrera les flors destaquen
un parell d’ulls blaus, somrients.

Violetes de març, com ningú ha vist encara!
Amb una alenada el gebre es fondrà.

Les flors glaçades comencen a fondre’s,
i que Déu sigui benigne amb el jovencell!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2021 by Salvador Pila, (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 Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Märzveilchen", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 1
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Martsviolerne"
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 66

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