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Der Frühling ist kommen, die Erde erwacht. Es blühen der Blumen genung. Ich habe schon wieder auf Lieder gedacht, Ich fühle so frisch mich, so jung. Die Sonne bescheinet die blumige Au, Der Wind beweget das Laub. Wie sind mir geworden die Locken so grau? Das ist doch ein garstiger Staub. Es bauen die Nester und singen sich ein Die zierlichen Vögel so gut. Und ist es kein Staub nicht, was sollt es denn sein? Mir ist wie den Vögeln zu Mut. Der Frühling ist kommen, die Erde erwacht, Es blühen der Blumen genung. Ich habe schon wieder auf Lieder gedacht, Ich fühle so frisch mich, so jung.
T. Kling sets stanza 1
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Authorship:
- by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Frühling", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte [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 Gustav Wilhelm Ferdinand Gäbler (1846 - 1914), "Frühling", op. 23 no. 3, published 1884 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Sechs Mailieder für gemischten Chor, no. 3, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Therese Kling , "Frühling", c1920, stanza 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by C. Mühlfeld , "Frühlingslied", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1886 [ high voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Steenberg (1830 - 1911), "Frühling ", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Copenhagen, Lose [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willem Frans Thooft (1829 - 1900), "Der Frühling", op. 3 (Vier Lieder für Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1856 [ tenor and piano ], Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max von Weinzierl (1841 - 1898), "Frühling", op. 50, published 1885 [ three-part women's chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Springtime", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 108
Spring has come, the earth awakens Flowers are blooming plentifully. I have again turned my thoughts to poems, I feel so alive, so young. The sun shines down on the flowery meadow, The wind moves the foliage. How have my locks become so gray? That is indeed a nasty dust. The delicate birds are building nests And warming up to sing so expertly. And if it be not dust, what must it be then? I feel just like the birds do. Spring has come, the earth awakens Flowers are blooming plentifully. I have again turned my thoughts to poems, I feel so alive, so young.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Frühling", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 105