Text & Translation
An den Frühling
German source:
Friedrich von Schiller
Du Wonne der Natur!
Mit deinem Blumenkörbchen
Willkommen auf der Flur!
Ei, ei! da bist du wieder!
Und bist so lieb und schön!
Und freun wir uns so herzlich,
Entgegen dir zu gehn.
Denkst auch noch an mein Mädchen?
Ei, Lieber, denke doch!
Dort liebte mich das Mädchen
Und’s Mädchen liebt mich noch!
Für’s Mädchen manches Blümchen
Erbat ich mir von dir.
Ich komm’ und bitte wieder,
Und du? Du gibst es mir.
To Spring
English translation ©
Richard Wigmore
nature’s delight!
Welcome to the meadows
with your basket of flowers!
Ah, you are here again,
so dear and lovely!
We feel such joy
as we come to meet you.
Do you still think of my sweetheart?
Ah, dear friend, think of her!
There my girl loved me,
and she loves me still!
I asked you for many flowers
for my sweetheart.
I come and ask you once more,
and you? You give them to me.
An den Frühling
German source:
Friedrich von Schiller
To Spring
English source:
Richard Wigmore
Willkommen, schöner Jüngling!
Welcome, fair youth,
Du Wonne der Natur!
nature’s delight!
Mit deinem Blumenkörbchen
Welcome to the meadows
Willkommen auf der Flur!
with your basket of flowers!
Ei, ei! da bist du wieder!
Ah, you are here again,
Und bist so lieb und schön!
so dear and lovely!
Und freun wir uns so herzlich,
We feel such joy
Entgegen dir zu gehn.
as we come to meet you.
Denkst auch noch an mein Mädchen?
Do you still think of my sweetheart?
Ei, Lieber, denke doch!
Ah, dear friend, think of her!
Dort liebte mich das Mädchen
There my girl loved me,
Und’s Mädchen liebt mich noch!
and she loves me still!
Für’s Mädchen manches Blümchen
I asked you for many flowers
Erbat ich mir von dir.
for my sweetheart.
Ich komm’ und bitte wieder,
I come and ask you once more,
Und du? Du gibst es mir.
and you? You give them to me.
Composer
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an late Classical and early Romantic composer. He produced a vast oeuvre during his short life, composing more the 600 vocal works (largely Lieder), and well as several symphonies, operas, and a large body of piano music. He…
Poet
Friedrich von Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already…