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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.
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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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-01-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 41

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