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Steh' auf und öffne das Fenster schnell, Es lacht der Morgen so frisch, so hell, Und unten im kleinen Garten Sind Leute, die Deiner warten.1 Die Veilchen kamen über Nacht, Hoffärtig breit sich die Tulpe macht, Und träumend auf und nieder Schwankt schon der blaue Flieder.1 Die [Ärmsten]2 haben keine Ruh', [An's Fenster blicken sie immerzu]3, Sie glauben nicht an des Lenzes Wehen, Bis sie die holde Rose gesehen.4
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Gedichte von Albert Traeger, Neunte vermehrte Auflage, Leipzig, Verlag von Ernst Keil, 1873, page 114.
Note: in many older editions, the spelling of the word "Ärmsten" becomes "Aermsten", but as can be seen in how "über" becomes "Ueber" when capitalized, this is due to the printing process and not to rules of orthography, so we use "Ärmsten".
1 Taubert adds "Steh' auf, steh' auf, steh' auf!"2 Taubert: "Armen"
3 Taubert: "Sie blicken an's Fenster immerzu"
4 Taubert adds "Holde Rose, steh' auf, steh' auf!"
Text Authorship:
- by Albert Träger (1830 - 1912), "Morgenständchen" [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 Hans Baer (flourished c1912), "Morgenständchen", op. 1 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Hansa-Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Clementine Becker , "Morgenständchen", published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Stimme mit Pianofortebleitung, no. 2, Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jan Willem Frans Brandts-Buys (1868 - 1933), "Morgenständchen", op. 18 no. 3, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von der Liebe im himmelblauen Ton für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Wien, Jungmann & Lerch [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Heuberg-Eichberger , "Morgenständchen", published 1868 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hoppe (1869 - 1933), "Morgenständchen", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mittleren Umfanges mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Bonn, Cohen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Morgenständchen", op. 9 (Acht Lieder für mittlere Stimme) no. 8, published 1863 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Kayl , "Morgenständchen", op. 1 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Grude [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Morgenständchen", op. 12 no. 6, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], from Lenz und Liebe. Eine Liederreihe, no. 6, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henriette Müller Marion (1845 - 1921), "Morgenständchen", op. 3, Heft 2 no. 5, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], from Liebeslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Köln, Schloss [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Mengewein (1852 - 1908), "Morgenständchen", op. 39 (Drei Lieder für Bariton mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 2, published 1886 [ baritone and piano ], Mühlhausen i/Th., Lange [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Morgenständchen", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianofortebegleitung von Albert Träger) no. 3, published 1885 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Hamburg, Rahter [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ladislaus Pachulski , "Morgenständchen ", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Wiesbaden, Wolff [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugen Philips , "Morgenständchen", op. 21 (Vier Gesänge nach Gedichte von A. Träger) no. 1, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Morgenständchen", op. 97 (10 Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2 (1853-63), published 1865 [ men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Scharf (1838 - 1908), "Morgenständchen", op. 1 (Zwölf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte), Heft 3 no. 9, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Dresden, Witting [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruno Schmidt (b. 1848), "Am Morgen", op. 20 no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Lenz und Liebe. Sechs Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Holde Rose, steh' auf", subtitle: "Morgenständchen", op. 174 (Sieben Lieder) no. 3, published 1870 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Wolfermann (1844 - 1908), "Morgenständchen", op. 4 (Vier Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1882 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bogumil Zepler (1858 - 1919), "Morgenständchen ", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für 1 höhere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1895 [ high voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Morning serenade", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 69
Arise and open your window quickly, The morning is smiling so freshly, so brightly, And down in the little garden Are people who are waiting for you. 1 The violets came overnight, Arrogantly the tulip spreads its petals, And dreamily back and forth The blue lilac is already swaying. 1 The poor things have no peace, They gaze up to the window constantly, They do not believe in the breezes of springtime Until they have seen the lovely rose. 2
Translations of titles:
"Am Morgen" = "In the morning"
"Holde Rose, steh' auf" = "Lovely rose, arise!"
"Morgenständchen" = "Morning serenade"
2 Taubert adds "Lovely rose, arise, arise!"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Träger (1830 - 1912), "Morgenständchen"
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 80