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Die Liebe gleicht dem April: Bald Frost, bald fröhliche Strahlen, Bald Blüten in Herzen und Talen, Bald stürmisch und bald still, Bald heimliches Ringen und Dehnen, Bald Wolken, Regen und Tränen - Im ewigen Schwanken und Sehnen Wer weiß, was werden will!
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- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 8 [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 Johannes Dürrner (1810 - 1859), "Die Liebe gleicht dem April", op. 26 (3 Gesänge) no. 1, published 1885 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in English, a translation by Alfred Perceval Graves (1846 - 1931) ; composed by Liza Lehmann.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-05
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Word count: 42
L'amour est comme l'avril : Tantôt le gel, tantôt de joyeux rayons, Bientôt des fleurs dans les cœurs et les vallons, Tantôt tempétueux, tantôt calme, Tantôt de secrètes luttes et tensions, Bientôt des nuages, de la pluie et des larmes ; Avec ce balancement et ce désir éternels, Qui sait ce qui arrivera !
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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. 8
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 54