Du feuchter Frühlingsabend (Geibel, set by Alban Maria Johannes Berg, Anton Bruckner, J. Ludwig Bruhns, Max Burger, Rich. Eckhold, Otto Fiebach, Leo Grill, Carl August Heymann-Rheineck, Paul Hofmann, Adolf Jensen, Richard Kleinmichel, Emil Krause, Otto Ladendorff, Eduard Lassen, W. J. Otto Lessmann, Carl Lewy, George W. Marston, Max Reger, Ernst Rudorff, Julius Schäffer, Ferdinand Sieber, János Végh, as Johann Végh, Pauline Viardot-García, Moritz Weyermann, Marie Wieck) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

Du feuchter Frühlingsabend

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE

Du feuchter Frühlingsabend,
Wie hab' ich dich so gern!
Der Himmel ist wolkenverhangen,
Nur hier und da ein Stern.

[Wie]¹ leiser Liebesodem
Hauchet [so lau]² die Luft,
Es steigt aus allen [Talen]³
Ein warmer [Veilchenduft]⁴.

Ich möcht' ein Lied ersinnen,
Das diesem Abend [gleich]⁵,
Und kann den Klang nicht finden,
So dunkel, mild und weich.

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¹ in some versions, Geibel has "Ein"
² omitted by Végh
³ Viardot-García: "Tälern"
⁴ in some versions, Geibel has "Frühlingsduft"
⁵ Végh: "gleicht"

Authorship

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Im April", appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lübeck und Bonn [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Am Abend", 1904-5 [voice and piano], from Jugendlieder, Vol. I (1901-04), no. 20 [ sung text checked 1 time]
by (Joseph) Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896), "Im April", WAB. 75 (1868), published 1898 [voice and piano], Vienna: Doblinger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by J. Ludwig Bruhns , "Im April", published 1896 [voice and piano], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Lübeck, Kaibel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Max Burger , "Im April", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1900 [voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Rich. Eckhold , "Im April", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1878 [voice and piano], Dresden, Ries [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Otto Fiebach (1851 - 1937), "Im April", published 1880 [voice and piano], from An Susanne. Lieder der Liebe für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 13, Berlin, (Sulzbach) [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Leo Grill (1846 - 1919?), "Im April ", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 4, published 1874 [SATB chorus], Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Carl August Heymann-Rheineck (1854 - 1922), "Du feuchter Frühlingsabend", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1882 [voice and piano], Berlin, Schlesinger [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Paul Hofmann , "Im April", published 1899 [voice and piano], from Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Berlin, Ries & Erler [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Du feuchter Frühlingsabend", op. 6 no. 1 (1862), published 1862 [voice and piano], from Der Ungenannten. Minneweisen, nach E. Geibel, no. 1, Leipzig, Senff [ sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Kleinmichel (1846 - 1901), "Im April ", op. 29 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1876 [voice and piano], Mainz, Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Emil Krause (1840 - 1916), "Du feuchter Frühlingsabend", op. 49 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1885 [voice and piano], Hamburg, Hoffmann [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Otto Ladendorff , "Im April", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1891 [medium voice and piano], Berlin, Paez [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Im April", op. 46 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by W. J. Otto Lessmann (1844 - 1918), "Du feuchter Frühlingsabend", op. 9 (Drei Lieder) no. 3, published 1871 [voice and piano], Berlin, Bote & Bock [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Carl Lewy (1823 - 1883), "Du feuchter Frühlingsabend", op. 54 no. 2, published 1879 [voice and piano], from Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by George W. Marston (1840 - 1901), "Im April", published 1890 [tenor or soprano and piano], from Album für Sopran (oder Tenor) mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 13, Leipzig, A.P. Schmidt [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Im April", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4 (1890-1) [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Im April", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1864 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Senff [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Julius Schäffer (1823 - 1902), "Du feuchter Frühlingsabend", op. 9 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianofortes ) no. 2, published 1874 [voice and piano], Leipzig: Leuckart [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Ferdinand Sieber (1822 - 1895), "Im April ", op. 69 (Drei Lieder für Alt oder Bass mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1863 [alto or bass and piano], Berlin, Mendel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by János Végh (1845 - 1918), as Johann Végh, "Im April", 1868, published 1869 [voice and piano], from Zwölf Gedichte, Heft 2, no. 8, Pest: Táborszky & Parsch; Wien: F. Wessely; Leipzig: Fr. Hofmeister, Nr. 72 [ sung text checked 1 time]
by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Im April", VWV: 1102 (1836) [voice and piano], confirmed with a CD booklet, also set in Russian (Русский) [ sung text checked 1 time]
by Moritz Weyermann (flourished 1872), "Im April ", op. 25 (Zehn Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 2 no. 2, published 1874 [voice and piano], Berlin, Challier & Co. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Marie Wieck (1832 - 1916), "Frühlingsabend", published 1880 [voice and piano], from Zwei Abendlieder von Em. Geibel für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Dresden, Hoffarth [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

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Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883) , "Весенний вечер" CAT ENG ENG FRE FRE ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.

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