Ich träumte von bunten Blumen,
So wie sie wohl blühen im Mai,
Ich träumte von grünen Wiesen,
Von lustigem Vogelgeschrei.

Und als die Hähne krähten,
Da ward mein Auge wach;
Da war es kalt und finster,
Es schrieen die Raben vom Dach.

Doch an den Fensterscheiben,
Wer [mahlte]1 die Blätter da?
Ihr lacht wohl über den Träumer,
Der Blumen im Winter sah?

Ich träumte von Lieb' um Liebe,
Von einer schönen Maid,
Von Herzen und von Küssen,
Von [Wonn']2 und Seligkeit.

Und als die Hähne krähten,
Da ward mein Herze wach;
Nun sitz' ich hier alleine
Und denke dem Traume nach.

Die Augen schließ' ich wieder,
Noch schlägt das Herz so warm.
Wann grünt ihr Blätter am Fenster?
Wann halt' ich [dich, Liebchen,]3 im Arm?

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Confirmed with Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten. Herausgegeben von Wilhelm Müller. Zweites Bändchen. Deßau 1824. Bei Christian Georg Ackermann, pages 103-104; and with Urania. Taschenbuch auf das Jahr 1823. Neue Folge, fünfter Jahrgang. Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus. 1823, pages 221-222.

Note: in stanza 3, modern German would change the spelling of "mahlte" to "malte" (this spelling appeared in posthumous editions as early as 1864 - cf. Ausgewählte Gedichte von Wilhelm Müller, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1864).

First published in Urania (see above) as no. 11 of Wanderlieder von Wilhelm Müller. Die Winterreise. In 12 Liedern.

¹ Bredemeyer, Schubert: "malte" (Schubert Gesamtausgabe; also see note above)
² Schubert: "Wonne"
³ Bredemeyer, Schubert: "mein Liebchen"

Text Authorship:

• by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Frühlingstraum", written 1821-22, appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 2, in Die Winterreise, no. 21, first published 1823 [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 Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995), "Frühlingstraum", 1984, first performed 1985 [ baritone, horn, and piano ], from Die Winterreise, no. 21, VEB Deutscher Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Frühlingstraum", op. 80, Heft 1 (Sechs ländliche Lieder von W Müller für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, KWV 9115 no. 5, published 1831 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Probst [sung text not yet checked]
• by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Frühlingstraum", op. 89 no. 11, D 911 no. 11 (1827), published 1828 [ voice and piano ], from Winterreise, no. 11, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Max Spicker (1858 - 1912), "Frühlingstraum", op. 8 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Fr. Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
• by Johannes (Hans) Wolfgang Zender (b. 1936), "Frühlingstraum", 1993 [ tenor and small orchestra ], from Schuberts Winterreise, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]

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

• AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , "Lentedroom", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Somni de primavera", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lentedroom", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Arthur Rishi) , "A dream of springtime", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Spring dream", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English [singable] (David Paley) , "Dreaming of spring", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kevätunelmia", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rêve de printemps", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRI Frisian [singable] (Pieter Wiersma) , "Foarjiersdream", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Ehud Shapiro) , "חלום אביב", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) , "חלום אביב", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Sogno di primavera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "봄의 꿈", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Pavasario sapnas", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• SPA Spanish (Español) (Carlos Andrés Vega Roca Carlinhos) , "Sueños de primavera", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• SPA Spanish (Español) (Saúl Botero Restrepo) , "Sueño de primavera", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Ofer Sheinberg , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 125

꿈속에서 꽃 보았네
아름다운 오월의 꽃.
푸른 풀밭 위에 누워
새들 노래 들었다네.

닭소리 잠을 깨워
내 눈이 떠졌네.
어둡고 찬 지붕에
까마귀 울고 있었네.

저 유리창에 누가
하얀 잎을 그렸나?
내 꿈을 비웃는 건가
겨울에 꾼 꽃 꿈을?

꿈속에서 님 보았네
어여쁜 그녀를.
껴안고 입맞추었네
터질듯 황홀하게.

닭소리 잠을 깨워
내 가슴 멈췄네.
나 홀로 여기 앉아
그 꿈을 생각하네.

눈 다시 감아 보네
가슴 아직 뛰네.
저 잎새 언제 푸르러
그녀 껴안을 수 있나?