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by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898)

Nun ist er endlich kommen doch
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Nun ist er endlich [kommen]1 doch
In grünem Knospenschuh;
«Er kam, er kam ja immer noch»,
Die Bäume nicken sich's zu.

Sie konnten ihn all erwarten kaum,
Nun treiben sie Schuß auf Schuß;
Im Garten der alte Apfelbaum,
Er sträubt sich, aber er muß.

Wohl zögert auch das alte Herz
Und atmet noch nicht frei,
Es bangt und sorgt: «Es ist erst März,
Und März ist noch nicht Mai.»

O schüttle ab den schweren Traum
Und die lange Winterruh:
Es wagt es der alte Apfelbaum,
Herze, wag's auch du.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898), "Frühling", appears in Lieder und Sprüche [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 Bartz (1848 - 1933), "Frühling", op. 33 no. 2, published <<1890 [ voice and piano ], from Im Maien: 15 Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Frühling", op. 51 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Bremen, Praeger & Meier [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Wag's!", op. 75 (45 Lieder für dreistimmigen Chor a capella) no. 20 (1924) [ three-part chorus a cappella ], note: may be incorrect text for this title [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Reichert (1876 - 1942), "Wag's", op. 26 (Frauenchöre) no. 3, published 1906-1913 [ women's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Printemps", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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