by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)
Du junges Grün, du frisches Gras!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Du junges Grün, du frisches Gras! [Wie]1 manches Herz durch dich genas, Das von des Winters Schnee erkrankt, O wie mein Herz nach dir verlangt! Schon [brichst]2 du aus der Erde Nacht, Wie dir mein Aug' entgegen lacht! [Hier in des Waldes stillem Grund Drück' ich dich, Grün, an Herz und Mund.]3 [Wie treibt's]4 mich von den Menschen fort! Mein Leid, das [hebt]5 kein Menschenwort, Nur junges Grün ans Herz gelegt, Macht, daß mein Herze stiller schlägt.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 von Wilm: "So"
2 von Wilm: "steigst"; Schumann: "wächst"
3 Linke: "Und hier im stillen Waldesgrund / Drück' ich dich warm an Herz und Mund."
4 von Wilm: "Es treibt"
5 von Wilm: "heilt"
Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Frühlingskur", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [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 Franz Magnus Böhme (1827 - 1898), "Das erste Grün", op. 31 (Fünf Lieder für Männerchor) no. 3, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Du junges Grün, du frisches Gras", op. 8 no. 5, published << 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Jugendlieder, no. 5, Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen'sche Buch- und Musikalien Handlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Linke , "Frühlingskur", op. 3 (Zwanzig Lieder meist im Volkston) no. 10, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Frühlingskur", unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Erstes Grün", op. 35 no. 4 (1840), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, no. 4, Leipzig, Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Tiehsen (1817 - 1849), "Du junges Grün", op. 12 no. 5, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Chamisso, Geibel, Rückert und Kerner, no. 5, Berlin, Trautwein und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Erstes Grün", op. 222 (Zehn Gesänge) no. 5, published <<1905, Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Verd primerenc", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Eerste groen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Primo verde", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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