Rêve de printemps (Müller, set by (Reiner Bredemeyer, Conradin Kreutzer, Franz Peter Schubert, Max Spicker, Johannes Wolfgang Zender)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Frühlingstraum

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): AFR CAT DUT ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRI HEB HEB ITA KOR SPA SPA

Ich träumte von bunten Blumen,
So wie sie wohl blühen im Mai,
Ich träumte von grünen Wiesen,
Von lustigem Vogelgeschrei.

Und als die Hähne krähten,
Da ward mein Auge wach;
Da war es kalt und finster,
Es schrieen die Raben vom Dach.

Doch an den Fensterscheiben,
Wer mahlte die Blätter da?
Ihr lacht wohl über den Träumer,
Der Blumen im Winter sah?

Ich träumte von Lieb' um Liebe,
Von einer schönen Maid,
Von Herzen und von Küssen,
Von [Wonn']¹ und Seligkeit.

Und als die Hähne krähten,
Da ward mein Herze wach;
Nun sitz' ich hier alleine
Und denke dem Traume nach.

Die Augen schließ' ich wieder,
Noch schlägt das Herz so warm.
Wann grünt ihr Blätter am Fenster?
Wann halt' ich [dich, Liebchen,]² im Arm?

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 103-104; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1823. Neue Folge, fünfter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1823, pages 221-222.

First published in Urania (see above) as no. 11 of Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller. Die Winterreise. In 12 Liedern.

¹ Schubert: "Wonne"
² Schubert: "mein Liebchen"

Authorship

by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Frühlingstraum", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 21, first published 1823 [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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Frühlingstraum", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 21, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Frühlingstraum", op. 80, Heft 1 (Sechs ländliche Lieder von W Müller für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, KWV 9115 no. 5, published 1831 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Probst [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Frühlingstraum", op. 89 no. 11, D 911 no. 11 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 11, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max Spicker (1858 - 1912), "Frühlingstraum ", op. 8 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Frühlingstraum", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]

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

AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Lentedroom", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Somni de primavera", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lentedroom", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Arthur Rishi) , "A dream of springtime", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Spring dream", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Leonard Lehrman) , "Spring dream", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Dreaming of spring", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kevätunelmia", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rêve de printemps", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRI Frisian [singable] (Pieter Wiersma) , "Foarjiersdream", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Ehud Shapiro) , "חלום אביב", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "חלום אביב", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sogno di primavera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "봄의 꿈", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Carlos Andrés Vega Roca Carlinhos) , "Sueños de primavera", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Sueño de primavera", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this text: Ofer Sheinberg , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 125

Rêve de printemps

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Je rêvais de fleurs aux mille couleurs
Qui comme elles fleurissent si bien en mai ;
Je rêvais de vertes prairies
De joyeux piaillement d'oiseaux.

Et quand le coq chanta,
Alors mes yeux s'ouvrirent ;
Il faisait froid et sombre,
Et les corbeaux criaient sur le toit.

Et pourtant sur les vitres de la fenêtre,
Qui avait peint ces feuilles ?
Vous riez bien du rêveur,
Qui voyait des fleurs en hiver ?

Je rêvais d'amour partagé,
D'une belle jeune fille,
De cœurs et de baisers,
De plaisir et de bonheur.

Et quand le coq chanta,
Alors mon cœur s'éveilla.
À présent je suis là, seul,
Et je songe au rêve.

Je referme les yeux,
Mon cœur bat encore si fort.
Quand, feuilles, verdirez‑vous à ma fenêtre ?
Quand tiendrai‑je en mes bras ma bien‑aimée ?

Authorship

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2008 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Frühlingstraum", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 21, first published 1823

This text was added to the website: 2008-12-23
Line count: 24
Word count: 136