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Liebchen, was willst du? Komm' ich oft, so schiltst du, Komm' ich nicht, so bin ich schlecht, Sage selbst: was ist dir recht? Küss' ich dich heute, Fürchtest du die Leute, Ja und morgen, spröde Maid, Hassest du die Heimlichkeit. Seufz' ich, so lachst du, Lach' ich, ach so machst du Mir ein bitterbös Gesicht, Was ich thu', behagt dir nicht. Man lebt euch allen Nimmer zu Gefallen, Alle seid ihr -- schweig nur still! -- Wie das Wetter im April: Scheint's recht gelinde, Werfen tolle Winde Mitten in den Sonnenschein Eine Hand voll Schnee hinein, Ich bei dem Schneien Tröste mich des Maien -- Willst du, Lieb? Ein Blick von dir Bringt den Mai schon heute mir.
Confirmed with Gedichte von Wilhelm Osterwald, Dritte umgearbeitete und vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig: Verlag von F.E.C. Leuckart (Constantin Sander), 1873, pages 47-48.
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Aprillaunen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 42 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz (1815 - 1892), "Aprillaunen", op. 44 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2 (1870?), published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818 - 1896), "April Launen", op. 117 (Zwei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme -- für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1874 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Köhler (c1852 - c1924), "Aprillaunen", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder und Gesänge für 1 tiefe Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], Hamburg, Niemeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Otto Schmidt , "Aprillaunen", op. 20 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "April moods", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 115
Darling, what do you want? If I often come [to see you], you scold, If I don’t come, I am bad, Tell me yourself: what do you want? If today I kiss you, You fear what people might say, Yes, and tomorrow, you demure maiden, You hate the secrecy. If I sigh, you laugh, If I laugh, ah, then you pull A bitterly angry face at me, Whatever I do does not please you. For all of you [women], one can Never get it right, You are all -- only be quiet! -- Like April weather: If it seems quite mild, Crazy winds throw A handful of snow Into the middle of the sunshine, When it is snowing, I Comfort myself with the thought of May -- Would you, dear? A glance from you Would already bring May to me today.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Aprillaunen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 42
This text was added to the website: 2024-04-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 138