×
Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by Salvador Pila
Süßer, goldner Frühlingstag!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Süßer, goldner Frühlingstag! Inniges Entzücken! Wenn mir je ein Lied gelang, Sollt' es heut' nicht glücken? Doch warum in dieser Zeit An die Arbeit treten? Frühling ist ein hohes Fest: Laßt mich ruhn und beten!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Uhlands Werke, Erster Teil, Gedichte, herausgegeben von Adalbert Silbermann, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., [no year], page 40.
Authorship:
- by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Frühlingsfeier", written 1815, appears in Lieder, in Frühlingslieder, no. 4 [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 C. Altenburg , "Frühlingsfeier", op. 1 no. 4, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Uhland's Frühlingslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Braunschweig, Wollermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Natanael Berg (1879 - 1957), "Frühlingsfeier", from In der Ferne, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Antonie Broich , "Frühlingsfeier", op. 10 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pauline von Decker (1811 - 1882), "Morgenlied", op. 7 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by J. Jacques Haakman , "Frühlingsfeier", op. 1 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 8, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich XXIV. Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz (1855 - 1910), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1883 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Gutmann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 75 (45 Lieder für dreistimmigen Chor a capella) no. 31 (1924) [ three-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theobald Kretschmann (1850 - 1919), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 21 no. 4, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Frühlingslieder von Uhland für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Wien, Rörich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 33 no. 4, KWV 9105 no. 4 (1811), published 1818 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Frühlingslieder von Uhland, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Lammers (1829 - 1888), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 6 (Zehn Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Alexander, Herzog zu Mecklenburg (1859 - 1909), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für Bass-Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ bass and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 48 no. 3 (1839) [ chorus ], from Der erste Frühlingstag - Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ādams Ore (1855 - 1927), "Goldner Frühlingstag", published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Im Volkston. Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Riga, Blosfeld [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Pressel (1827 - 1890), "Frühlingsfeier " [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder für mittlere und höhere Stimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1908) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edgar Pierre Joseph Tinel (1854 - 1912), "Frühlingsfeier", op. 8 (Sieben Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 4 (1875), published 1877 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Festa de primavera", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Spring Festival", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fête du printemps", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Jakob Kellner , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 35
Festa de primavera
Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)
Dolç, auri dia de primavera! Encís entranyable! Si mai m'hagués de sortir bé una cançó, no hauria de reeixir avui? Però, per què en aquest temps haig de treballar? La primavera és una gran festa: deixeu-me reposar i pregar!
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 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.
Contact:
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Frühlingsfeier", written 1815, appears in Lieder, in Frühlingslieder, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 39