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Es ist ein Schnee gefallen, Denn es ist noch nicht Zeit, Daß von den Blümlein allen, Daß von den Blümlein allen, Wir werden hoch erfreut. Der Sonnenblick betrüget Mit mildem falschem Schein, Die Schwalbe selber lüget, Die Schwalbe selber lüget, Warum? Sie kommt allein! Sollt' ich mich einzeln freuen, Wenn auch der Frühling nah? Doch kommen wir zu zweien, Doch kommen wir zu zweien, Gleich ist der Sommer da!
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Confirmed with Gedichte von Goethe, Dritte Auflage, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1873, page 18.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "März", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches [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 (Gustav) Adolf Brandt (1838 - 1919), "März ", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 Mittlerestimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Hermann Dietrich (1829 - 1908), "März", op. 12 (Fünf Lieder von Goethe) no. 1, published 1861 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Franz) Carl Adalbert Eberwein (1786 - 1868), "März" [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Glück (1852 - 1914), "März", op. 6 (Sechs Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1881 [ vocal duet for alto and soprano with piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hasse (1834 - 1889), "Es ist ein Schnee gefallen", op. 26 (Acht Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "März", 1836 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "März", op. 205 (Vier Gesänge für zwei weibliche Stimmen mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1884 [ vocal duet and piano ], Leipzig, Schuberth & Co [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "März", op. 21 (Vier Duette mit Klavier) no. 4 (1893), published 1895 [ duet for high voice and low voice with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Es ist ein Schnee gefallen", op. 18 (Fünf Gesänge für eine tiefe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1875 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Simon [sung text not yet checked]
- by Armin Knab (1881 - 1951), "März", 1924-46 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Lieder nach Gedichten von J. W. von Goethe, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Kniese (1848 - 1905), "März", op. 6 (Acht Duette für 2 Frauenstimmen und Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1884 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Breslau. Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "März", op. 104 (3 Gedichte von Göthe, für 2 Soprane mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 3 (1844), published 1845 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], Hannover, Bachmann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Pepping (1901 - 1981), "März", 1946, published 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Haus- und Trostbuch, no. 23 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bruno Ramann (1832 - 1897), "Märzlied", op. 62 (Vier Lieder im Volkston für Männerchor) no. 3, published 1884 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Albert Rischbieter (1834 - 1910), "März", op. 32 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Dresden, Näumann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albert Thierfelder , "März", op. 12 (Zwei Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1883 [ mixed chorus ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "März", op. 112 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1893 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, A. P. Schmidt [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 69
The snow has fallen; it is not yet time for all the flowers for all the flowers to delight us. The sun swindles us with a mild, false glow; even the swallow is lying, even the swallow is lying - and why? because he comes alone! Should I enjoy myself alone when Spring is so close? Yet if there were two of us, yet if there were two of us, it would all at once be Summer!
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Translations of titles:
"März" = "March"
"Es ist ein Schnee gefallen" = "The snow has fallen"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "März", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 76