Silberhelles Kinderlachen
Dringt zu mir wie Glockenton,
Und in meiner Brust erwachen
Laute, die vergessen schon.

Was ich längst zu Grab getragen,
Steigt nun auf wie Lerchensang:
Aus der Kindheit fernen Tagen
Läutet Osterglockenklang.

Note: this poem is not in Fink und Nachtigall (at least the edition from 1925).

Text Authorship:

• by P. Thimotheus Kranich (1870 - 1947), "Silberhelles Kinderlachen", appears in Schlichte Spende, Beuron (Hohenzollern): Verlag der Beuroner Kunstschule [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 Max Springer (1877 - 1954), "Silberhelles Kinderlachen", op. 15 no. 7 [ voice and piano ], from Fink und Nachtigall. 7 Lieder aus dem Klosterfrieden, no. 7, Regensburg, Alfred Coppenrath's Verlag  [sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Silvery bright laughter of children", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

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