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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé
Und wenn die Primel schneeweiß blickt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Und wenn die Primel schneeweiß blickt [am Bach]1 aus dem Wiesengrund, [wenn]2 die Kirschblüt nickt und die Vöglein pfeifen im Wald allstund: da flickt der Fischer das Netz [in Ruh], denn der See liegt heiter im Sonnenglanz; da sucht das Mädel die [Schuh]3 und schnürt das Mieder sich eng zum Tanz, und denket still, ob der Liebste nicht kommen will. Es klingt die Fiedel, es brummt der Baß der Dorfschulz sitzet im Schank beim Wein, die Tänzer drehn sich ohne Unterlaß [An der Lind', an der Lind',]4 im Abendschein. Und geht's nach Haus um [Mitter]nacht, Glüh-Würmchen trägt das Laternchen vor; da küßt [er]5 sein Dirnel sacht und sagt ihr leis ein Wörtchen ins Ohr, und sie denken beid': o du selige [fröhliche] Maienzeit!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schumann: "am Bach, am Bach"
2 Schumann: "und wenn am Baum"
3 Schumann: "rote Schuh"
4 omitted by Schumann
5 Schumann: "der Bube er"
Authorship
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Frühling", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 1 [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 Sophie Wolf Baudissin, Gräfin (1821 - 1894), "Und wenn die Primel schneeweiss blickt", op. 4 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1884 [voice and piano], Berlin, Challier & Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833 - 1881), "O du selige, fröhliche Maienzeit", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1863 [voice and piano], Prag, Fleischer [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Ländliches Frühlingslied", op. 62 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [medium voice and piano], Wien, Doblinger [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Emmerich (1836 - 1891), "Frühlingslied", op. 25 (3 Duette) no. 1, published 1861 [duet for 2 sopranos with piano], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Und wenn die Primel", op. 24 no. 1, published 1848 [voice and piano], from 2 ländliche Lieder von E. Geibel, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Und wenn die Primel", op. 59 no. 2, published 1862 [voice and piano], from Zwei heitere Lieder, no. 2, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Carl Eugen Gross , "O du fröhliche Maienzeit", op. 2 no. 3, published 1882 [men's chorus], from Drei Mailieder für Männerchor, no. 3, Leipzig, Leuckart [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Alfred Heitsch (1844 - 1885), "Frühling", published 1887 [mixed chorus], from Zwei Gedichte für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 2, Dresden, Hoffarth [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Hill (1838 - 1902), "Frühling", op. 39 (Zwei ländliche Lieder) no. 1, published 1878 [baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano], Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Max Kretschmar , "Mailied", op. 2, published 1887 [voice and piano], Delitzsch, Pabst [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Frühling", op. 134 no. 2. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustav Rebling (1821 - 1902), "Frühling", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1843 [soprano or tenor and piano], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Joh. Schrempel , "Und wenn die Primel schneeweiss blinkt", published 1891 [voice and piano], Berlin, Uhse [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Ländliches Lied", op. 29 no. 1 (1840), published 1841 [duet for 2 sopranos with piano], from Drei Gedichte nach Emanuel Geibel für mehrstimmigen Chor und Klavier, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Hugo Christian Ludwig Herkules Staehle (1826 - 1848), "Frühling", op. 2 no. 2, published 1851 [soprano or tenor and piano], from Sechs Lieder für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Hamburg, Schuberth [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "O du selige, fröhliche Maienzeit!", op. 82 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1864 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Frühling", op. 9 no. 2, published 1841 [voice and piano], from Sechs Gedichte von Geibel, Kugler und Chotek [sic], no. 2, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Landelijk lied", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Printemps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Canção campestre", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Auditorium du Louvre
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:29
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Word count: 123
Printemps
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Quand la primevère blanche comme neige jette un œil Dans la prairie près du ruisseau, Quand les bourgeons de cerisier s'inclinent Et qu'à toute heure les petits oiseaux sifflent dans la forêt : Alors tranquillement le pêcheur ravaude son filet Car le lac est serein sous l'éclat du soleil ; Alors la fille cherche ses chaussures Elle lace serrée sa guêpière pour aller danser, Et se demande en silence Si son amoureux viendra. Le violon chante, la basse bourdonne, Le maire est à la buvette à boire du vin, Les danseurs tournent sans cesse Près du tilleul, près du tilleul, dans la clarté du soir. Et l'on rentre chez soi à minuit, Les vers-luisants exposent leur petit fanal ; Alors on embrasse délicatement sa mignonnette Et on lui glisse un petit mot à l'oreille, Et tous deux pensent : Ô bienheureux et joyeux mois de mai !
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Frühling", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 3. Drittes Buch, in Athen, in Ländliche Lieder, no. 1
Text added to the website: 2009-08-13 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:20
Line count: 20
Word count: 147