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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Die Sonn' hebt an, vom Wolkenzelt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Die Sonn' hebt an, vom Wolkenzelt
Verstohlnen Glanz zu schießen;
Da gibt es rings in Wald und Feld
Ein [Rauschen, Rieseln, Fließen]1.

Das Eis zergeht, der Schnee zerrinnt,
Dann grünt es [über]2 ein Weilchen,
Und leise singt der laue Wind:
Wacht auf, wacht auf, ihr Veilchen!

O lindes Säuseln tief im Tal!
O erster Duft des Märzen!
Nun blüht und klingt die Welt zumal,
Nun klingt's auch mir im Herzen.

Und wie die Lüfte wundervoll
Sich blau und blauer dehnen -
Ich weiß nicht, was das werden soll,
Was will dies Ringen und Sehnen?

Mir wird die Brust so weit, so weit,
Als ob's drin blüht' und triebe --
Kommst du noch einmal, Jugendzeit?
Kommst du noch einmal, Liebe?

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•   A. Walter 

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1 Walter: "Rauschen und ein Fließen"
2 Walter: "üb'r"

Text Authorship:

  • by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 37 [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 K. Geibel , "Die Sonn' hebt an vom Wolkenzelt", published 1858 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von E. Geibel für mittlere Stimme, no. 3, Hamburg, Jowien [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Joseph Maier (1821 - 1889), "Frühlingshauch", op. 2 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1848 [ SATB quartet ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich von Sahr (1821 - 1874), "Frühlingszeit", op. 13 (Acht Gesänge und Lieder für Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1878 [ tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Frühlingsanfang", <<1879 [ voice and piano ], one of three songs given to Sophie Dietz in April 1879 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by August Todt (b. 1833), "Frühlingslied", op. 57, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], in Die musikalische Welt, Braunschweig, Litolff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by August Walter (1821 - 1896), "Frühlingsahnung", op. 14 (Drei Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 2, published 1859 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 120

Del cobricel de núvols, el sol comença
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Del cobricel de núvols, el sol comença
a gitar una furtiva resplendor;
aleshores, arreu als boscos i als camps
tot remoreja, degota, flueix.

El gel es desfà, la neu es fon,
llavors, després d’un temps, tot verdeja,
i el vent tebi canta fluixet:
desperteu, desperteu, violetes!

Oh, quin dolç xiuxiueig al fons de la vall!
Oh, quina flaire primerenca del mes de març!
Ara el món floreix i ressona alhora,
ara ressona també en el meu cor.

I com l’aire, meravellosament,
s’expandeix cada vegada més blau,
no sé què s’esdevindrà de tot això,
què significa aquest afany, aquest anhel?

El meu pit s’eixampla tant, tant,
com si a dins tot hi florís i creixés –
Joventut, tornaràs de nou encara?
Amor, tornaràs de nou encara?

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Translations of title(s):
"Frühlingsahnung" = "Averany de primavera"
"Frühlingszeit" = "Temps de primavera"
"Frühlingslied" = "Cançó de primavera"
"Frühlingsanfang" = "Principi de primavera"
"Die Sonn' hebt an vom Wolkenzelt" = "Del cobricel de núvols, el sol comença a gitar"


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2019 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 37
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 125

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