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Regne, regne, Frühlingsregen, weine durch die stille Nacht! Schlummer liegt auf allen Wegen, nur [dein treuer Dichter]1 wacht ... lauscht dem leisen, warmen Rinnen aus dem dunklen Himmelsdom, und es löst in [ihm]2 tiefinnen selber sich ein heißer Strom, läßt sich halten nicht und hegen, quillt heraus in sanfter Macht ... Ahndevoll auf stillen Wegen geht der Frühling durch die Nacht.
1 Reger: "die tiefe Schwermut"
2 Reger: "ihr"
Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Frühlingsregen", appears in Ich und die Welt [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 Harald Genzmer (1909 - 2007), "Frühlingsregen", 1941, published 1976 [ soprano and piano ], from Liederbuch, no. 5, Schott Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Frühlingsregen", 1928, from 13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Frühlingsregen", op. 51 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 9 (1900), published 1901 [ medium voice, piano ], München, Aibl Verlag [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Spring rain", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pluie de printemps", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 61
Tombe, tombe, pluie de printemps, pleure dans la nuit silencieuse ! Le sommeil s'étend sur tous les chemins, [seul veille ton fidèle poète]1 ... écoute le doux , chaud ruissellement issu de l'obscur dôme du ciel, et au plus profond [de lui]2 un flot brûlant se libère il ne se laisse ni arrêter ni endiguer et jaillit avec une douce force ... Prémonitoire sur les chemins silencieux, le printemps traverse la nuit.
1 Reger: "seule veille la profonde mélancolie"
2 Reger: "d'elle"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Frühlingsregen", appears in Ich und die Welt
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 72