Der erste Schnee zieht wieder hernieder auf die Stadt und gibt ihr ein Gefieder, doch schmilzt er immer wieder. Oh warum schmilzt der Frieden des Schnees auf der Stadt? Vom Himmel uns beschieden, hienieden schmilzt der Frieden! Und immer zieht er wieder hernieder auf die Stadt und gibt ihr ein Gefieder, doch schmilzt er immer wieder!
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Text Authorship:
- by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erster Schnee", 1904, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 2, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Erster Schnee" [ voice and 2 violins con sordino ], arranged c1912/3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "First snowfall", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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