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Verschwunden ist die dunkle Nacht, Die liebe Sonn' ist aufgewacht; Nun klingt und singt es nah und fern Zum Lob und Preis des treuen Herrn. [Der Vöglein Lied so]1 froh erschallt, Und [klingt so]2 frisch in Feld und Wald; Die Lerche singet jubelnd vor Und trägt ihr Lied zu Gott empor. Die Blume still zum Himmel sieht, [Sie säng' wohl gerne auch ein Lied.]3 [Sieh, wie im Aug' ihr]4 wunderbar [Die Thräne zittert]5 hell und klar! [ Sie denkt: O Gott, wie gut bist Du! Und schaut empor und weint dazu; Sie dankt dem Herrn, so gut sie kann;-- Auch ihren Dank nimmt gern Er an!]6
Confirmed with Kinder-Lieder von G. Ch. Dieffenbach, Mainz: Verlag von C.G. Kunze, 1854, page 37.
1 Kern: "Das Lied der Vöglein"2 Kern: "klinget"
3 Kern: "Säng auch wohl gern ein Jubellied"
4 Kern: "In ihrem Auge"
5 Kern: "Glänzt eine Träne"
6 Kern:
Sie lobt den Herrn, so gut sie kann, Und auch ihr Lob nimmt gern er an. Du aber singe täglich neu Von Gottes Lieb' und Gottes Treu!
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901), "Der Blumen Dank", appears in Kinder-Lieder, in 2. Lieder und Bilder aus der Natur, no. 43 [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 Karl August Kern (1836 - 1897), "Der Blumen Dank", op. 36 no. 14, published 1877 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 60 Kinderlieder von G. Chr. Dieffenbach für 2 Singstimme mit leichter Pianofortebegleitung, no. 14, Mainz, Kunze's Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Der Blumen Dank", op. 29 no. 1, published 1879 [ sa chorus and piano ], Leipzig: Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The flowers' gratitude", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-04-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 113
The dark night has vanished, The dear sun has awakened; Now there is singing and ringing near and far To the praise and glory of our faithful Lord. The song of the birdlets resounds [so joyfully]1, And rings out [so freshly]2 in field and forest; The lark leads the singing jubilantly And carries their song up to God. The flower gazes quietly toward the sky, [It, too, might well gladly sing a song.]3 [See, how wondrously in its eye The tear trembles]4 brightly and clearly! [It thinks: Oh God, how good Thou art! And gazes upward and weeps the while; It thanks the Lord as well as it can; -- Its thanks as well He gladly accepts!]5
1 Kern: "joyfully"
2 Kern: "freshly"
3 Kern: "It, too, would gladly sing a song of jubilation"
4 Kern: "how wondrously in its eye / A tear sparkles"
5 Kern:
It praise the Lord as well as it can, And its thanks, as well, He gladly accepts. But you should sing every day anew Of God's love and God's faithfulness!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901), "Der Blumen Dank", appears in Kinder-Lieder, in 2. Lieder und Bilder aus der Natur, no. 43
This text was added to the website: 2026-10-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 123