Springtime bliss | Spring in the field, spring in the grove

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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühlingswonne

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Frühling im Felde, Frühling im Hag,
Silbern die Nächte, golden der Tag,
Duftig die Blumen, lustig der Bach,
Knospen und Lieder, Alles schon wach.  

Wundersam Blühen, würziger Duft,
Plaudernde Quellen, wonnige Luft,
Alles, ja Alles, will mir in's Herz   --
Fort drum, von hinnen, eilig, o Schmerz!

Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Haideröslein. Ein Liederstrauß, Würzburg: Leo Wörl'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Verlagshandlung, 1870. Appears in Naturklänge, page 5; and confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, page 13.

Note: the Blied score has a typo in stanza 2 line 1 (word 2 is "Blüten" instead of "Blühen").

Text Authorship:

by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Frühlingswonne", appears in Haideröslein ; Ein Liederstrauß, in 1. Naturklänge, appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition], Würzburg: Leo Wörl'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Verlagshandlung, first published 1870 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Frühlingswonne", op. 594 (Dreizehn Lieder und Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 6, published 1882 [ men's chorus ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
by Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Frühlingswonne", op. 21 (Zehn Gesänge für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 4, published 1877 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Zürich, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
by Jakob Blied (1844 - 1884), "Frühlingswonne", op. 27 no. 1, published 1877 [ four-part men's chorus ], from Liederkranz. Lieder-Cyclus für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 1, Leipzig, Merseburger [sung text checked 1 time]
by E. Schulz , "Frühlingswonne", op. 3 (Zwei Gesänge im Volkston für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1892 [ four-part men's chorus ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Springtime bliss", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-04
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Word count: 46

Springtime bliss

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Spring in the field, spring in the grove,
Silvery the nights, golden the day,
Scented the flowers, merry the brook,
Buds and songs, everything is already awake.

Wondrous blooming, spicy scent,
Chattering water-springs, blissful breeze,
Everything, everything wishes to enter my heart --
Away then, oh pain, depart from here, quickly!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Frühlingswonne", appears in Haideröslein ; Ein Liederstrauß, in 1. Naturklänge, appears in Waldblumen, in 1. Naturstimmen [3rd edition], Würzburg: Leo Wörl'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Verlagshandlung, first published 1870
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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 50