by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Die Liebe gleicht dem April
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Die Liebe gleicht dem April: Bald Frost, bald fröhliche Strahlen, Bald Blüten in Herzen und Talen, Bald stürmisch und bald still, Bald heimliches Ringen und Dehnen, Bald Wolken, Regen und Tränen - Im ewigen Schwanken und Sehnen Wer weiß, was werden will!
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Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 8 [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 Johannes Dürrner (1810 - 1859), "Die Liebe gleicht dem April", op. 26 (3 Gesänge) no. 1, published 1885 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931) ; composed by Liza Lehmann.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-05
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