How beautifully the lark sings | How beautifully the lark sings

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wie singt die Lerche schön

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Wie singt die Lerche schön
Im Tal und auf den Höh'n,
Wenn der Morgen graut,
Und die Blümlein 
  Frischbetaut,
Harren auf den Sonnenschein!

So sing, mein Herz, nun auch
Beim frischen Morgenhauch.
Hast du auch gewacht
Unter Gram und Pein
  Diese Nacht --
Dein auch harrt ein Sonnenschein.

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Text Authorship:

by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Wie singt die Lerche schön", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben [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 Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Wie singt die Lerche schön", op. 48 no. 3, published 1857 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 3 Lieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Wie singt die Lerche schön", S. 312 [sung text checked 1 time]
by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Wie singt die Lerche so schön", op. 114 (Zwölf zweistimmige Gesänge) no. 11 (1860-4), published 1865 [ duet for 2 sopranos with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "How beautifully the lark sings", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Comme le chant de l'alouette est beau", copyright © 2012, (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.
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Word count: 47

How beautifully the lark sings

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How beautifully the lark sings
In the valley and on the heights,
When the day dawns,
And the little flowers
  Freshly bedewed,
Await the sunshine!
 
So sing, my heart, you now as well
In the fresh morning breeze.
You, too, kept watch
In grief and pain
  This night --
For you too there will be sunshine.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Wie singt die Lerche schön", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Liebesleben
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This text was added to the website: 2011-05-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 55