In the Early Morning | The huntsman arises early

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by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Frühe

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Früh steht der Jäger auf
Und beginnt den Tageslauf:
Das erste Licht auf's Büchsenkorn
Bringt mehr als ein ganzer Tagesborn:
Dämmer ist Wildes Braut,
Dämmer macht Wild vertraut, --
Was man früh angeseh'n,
Wird uns nicht leicht entgeh'n. ¹

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Schumann

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¹ Schumann adds

Früh steht der Jäger auf
Und beginnt den Tageslauf:
Das erste Licht auf's Büchsenkorn
Bringt mehr als ein ganzer Tagesborn:
Auf zur Jagd!

Text Authorship:

by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884), "Frühe!", appears in Jagdbrevier, in 4. Winter, first published 1841 [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Frühe", op. posth. 137 no. 5 (1849), published 1857 [ men's chorus ], from Jagdlieder : Fünf Gesänge aus H. Laubes "Jagdbrevier", no. 5, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "De bon matí!", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In de vroegte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the Early Morning", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tôt le matin", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 38

In the Early Morning

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The huntsman arises early
And begins his daily round:
The first light in the sight of the musket
Is worth more than a whole day's fount [of light].
The early light of dawning is the game's bride,
The early light of dawning makes the game trusting,--
What one spots in the early part of the day,
Will not easily get away¹.

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¹ Schumann adds

The huntsman arises early
And begins his daily round:
The first light in the sight of the musket
Is worth more than a whole day's fount [of light].
Off to the chase!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Laube (1806 - 1884), "Frühe!", appears in Jagdbrevier, in 4. Winter, first published 1841
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 63