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Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden, Der Himmel hat's betaut, Und kann kein Blümlein werden, Die Sonne hat's erschaut. Wenn du auch tief beklommen In Waldesnacht allein: Einst wird von Gott dir kommen Dein Tau und Sonnenschein. Dann sproßt, was dir indessen Als Keim im Herzen lag, So ist kein Ding vergessen, Ihm kommt ein Blütentag.
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Text Authorship:
- by Albert Emil Brachvogel (1824 - 1878), first published c1860 [author's text not yet checked 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden", op. 159 (Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1858 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote und Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- possibly by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784), "Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden", note: melody assigned to text by unknown person c1862? [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leonhard Emil Bach (1849 - 1902), "Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820 - 1867), "Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden", 1862 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "Kein Hälmlein wächst", op. 83 (5 Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1858 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden", op. 27 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Hohlfeld (1854 - 1895), "Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden", op. 5 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Leichssenring [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Kein Hälmlein", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 6, published 1860 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Martin Cornelius Rübner (1853 - 1929), "In stiller Stunde", op. 23 no. 3, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], from Liederblüthen. Neue Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Schuberth jr. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Roland Kayser
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55
No seedling on earth grows, Without being bedewed by heaven, And none will become a flower, Unless the sun gazes upon it. If you too are sorely frightened, Alone in the forest at night: In due course you’ll receive from God Your own dew and sunshine. Then, the kernel that has been lying Within your heart will sprout; Thus, nothing is forgotten, To each will come a day of blossoming.
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Translations of title(s):
"In stiller Stunde" = "In quiet hours"
"Kein Hälmlein" = "No seedling"
"Kein Hälmlein wächst auf Erden" = "No seedling on earth grows"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Emil Brachvogel (1824 - 1878), first published c1860
This text was added to the website: 2023-04-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 70