Morning greeting | The shadows of night quickly flee away

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by Wilhelm Hensel (1794 - 1861)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Morgengruß

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE SPA

Schnell fliehen die Schatten der Nacht,
hell blühen die Matten in Pracht,
hoch rauschet der Wald in dem Glanze,
still lauschet ihm heimlich die Pflanze
im blütenverklärenden Tauen,
wie selig, den Morgen zu schauen.

Was fehlt noch dem goldenen Raum?
Komm, Liebchen, erfülle den Traum,
mein Lied tönt in wonnigem Rauschen,
o komm, wie die Blume zu lauschen,
es will dich mein liebendes Sehnen
betauen mit seligen Tränen.

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Hensel (1794 - 1861) [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 Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Morgengruß", op. 3 no. 4 (1846), published 1847 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Gartenlieder : Sechs Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 4, Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Morgengroet", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , "Morning greeting", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Henri Dupraz) , "Salut Matinal", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "Saludo a la mañana", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Martin Jahn

This text was added to the website: 2006-11-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

Morning greeting

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The shadows of night quickly flee away,
The meadows bloom in bright splendor,
Above, the forest rustles in the brilliance,
Quietly the plant listens in secret
Its blooms transformed with dew,
How blessed to behold the morning.

What does this golden realm still lack?
Come, beloved, fulfill the dream,
My song sounds in the delightful rustling,
O come, and listen like the flowers do,
And bedew my passionate longing
With blessed tears.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Hensel (1794 - 1861)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 72