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Walle, Regen, walle nieder, Wecke mir die Träume wieder, Die ich in der Kindheit träumte, Wenn das Naß im Sande schäumte! Wenn die matte Sommerschwüle Lässig stritt mit frischer Kühle, Und die blanken Blätter tauten, Und die Saaten dunkler blauten. Welche Wonne, in dem Fließen Dann zu stehn mit nackten Füßen, An dem Grase hin zu streifen Und den Schaum mit Händen greifen. Oder mit den heißen Wangen Kalte Tropfen aufzufangen, Und den neuerwachten Düften Seine Kinderbrust zu lüften! Wie die Kelche, die da troffen, Stand die Seele atmend offen, Wie die Blumen, düftetrunken, In dem Himmelstau versunken. Schauernd kühlte jeder Tropfen Tief bis an des Herzens Klopfen, Und der Schöpfung heilig Weben Drang bis ins verborgne Leben. Walle, Regen, walle nieder, Wecke meine alten Lieder, Die wir in der Türe sangen, Wenn die Tropfen draußen klangen! Möchte ihnen wieder lauschen, Ihrem süßen, feuchten Rauschen, Meine Seele sanft betauen Mit dem frommen Kindergrauen.
Authorship
- by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, first published 1854 [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Regenlied", op. 59 (Acht Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3 (1873), published 1880 [ low voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henri Marteau (1874 - 1934), "Regenlied", op. 28 (Acht Gesänge) no. 6, published 1923 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Regenlied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Rain Song", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de pluie", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Lied de la lluvia", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 153
Pour, rain, pour down, Awaken again in me those dreams That I dreamt in childhood, When the wetness foamed in the sand! When the dull summer sultriness Struggled casually against the fresh coolness, And the pale leaves dripped with dew, And the crops were dyed a deeper blue. What bliss to stand in the downpour With naked feet, To reach into the grass And touch the foam with one's hands! Or upon hot cheeks, To catch the cold drops; And with the newly awakened fragrances To air one's childish breast! Like the flowers' chalices, which trickle there, The soul breathes openly, Like the flowers, drunk with fragrance, Drowning in the dew of the Heavens. Every trembling drop cooled Deep down to the heart's very beating, And creation's holy web Pierced into my hidden life. Pour, rain, pour down, Awaken the old songs, That we used to sing in the doorway When the raindrops pattered outside! I would like to listen to it again, That sweet, moist rushing, My soul gently bedewed With holy, childlike awe.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, first published 1854
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 175