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 licenses@email.lieder.example.net
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.
Süßes Licht! Aus [goldnen]1 Pforten Brichst du [siegend]2 durch die Nacht. Schöner Tag! Du bist erwacht. Mit geheimnißvollen Worten, In melodischen Accorden, Grüß' ich deine Rosenpracht! Ach! der Liebe sanftes Wehen Schwellt mir das bewegte Herz, Sanft, wie ein geliebter Schmerz. Dürft' ich nur [in]3 goldnen Höhen, Mich im Morgenduft ergehen! Sehnsucht zieht mich himmelwärts. Und der Seele kühnes Streben Trägt im stolzen Riesen-Lauf Durch die Wolken mich hinauf. - Doch mit sanftem Geisterbeben Dringt das Lied ins inn're Leben, Löst den Sturm melodisch auf. Vor den Augen wird es helle; Freundlich auf der zarten Spur Weht der Einklang der Natur, Und begeistert rauscht die Quelle, Munter tanzt die flücht'ge Welle Durch des Morgens stille Flur. Und von süßer Lust durchdrungen Webt sich zarte Harmonie Durch des Lebens Poesie, Was die Seele tief durchklungen, Was berauscht der Mund gesungen, Glüht in hoher Melodie. Des Gesanges muntern Söhnen Weicht im Leben jeder Schmerz, Und nur Liebe schwellt ihr Herz. In des Liedes heil'gen Tönen, Und im Morgenglanz des Schönen Fliegt die Seele himmelwärts.
Confirmed with Knospen von Theodor Körner. Leipzig bei Georg Joachim Göschen. 1810, pages 101-103; and with Theodor Körner's Gedichte. [Erster Theil.] Neueste Auflage. Wien 1815. Bey B. Ph. Bauer, pages 77-78.
1 Schubert (only D. 163): "goldenen"2 Schubert: "steigend"; Franz (and early specimens of B. Ph. Bauer's edition): "singend"
3 Schubert (Alte Gesamtausgabe): "auf"
Text Authorship:
- by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Sängers Morgenlied", written 1808-09, appears in Knospen, first published 1810 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Stephan Franz (1785 - 1855), "Sängers Morgenlied", published 1815 [ voice, piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Theodor Körner zum Gesang und Fortepiano, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Sängers Morgenlied", D 163 (1815), published 1894 [ voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Sängers Morgenlied", D 165 (1815), published 1872 [ voice, piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó del matí del poeta", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zangers morgenlied", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Singer's morning song", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du matin du chanteur", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 174
Sweet light! From golden gates you break triumphant through the night. Beautiful day! You have awakened. With mysterious words, in melodious chords, I greet your rosy splendor! Ah! to love blowing gently my heart is moved and swells, softly, like a beloved pain. Oh, if only I could wander on golden heights in the morning fragrance! Longing draws me heavenward. And the bold struggles of my soul carry me up in a proud, giant leap through the clouds. Yet with gentle, sacred trembling the song penetrates my innermost life, dissolving the melodious storm. Before my eyes everything grows bright; Cheerfully on the tender path wafts the harmony of nature, and the spring rushes with inspiration, the fugitive waves dance merrily through the quiet field of morning. And filled with sweet joy tender harmony weaves itself through the poetry of life. What resounds deep in the soul, what the intoxicated mouth sings, glows in high melody. The merry sons of song are yielded to in life by every pain, and only love swells their hearts in the song's sacred tones; and in the morning glow of Beauty the soul flees heavenwards.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
Emily Ezust permits her translations to be reproduced without prior permission for printed (not online) programs to free-admission concerts only, provided the following credit is given:
Translation copyright © by Emily Ezust,
from the LiederNet ArchiveFor any other purpose, please write to the e-mail address below to request permission and discuss possible fees.
licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Sängers Morgenlied", written 1808-09, appears in Knospen, first published 1810
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 191