Songs

Der goldene Morgen

by Hugo Wolf

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Text & Translation

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Der goldene Morgen
German source: Anon.

Golden lacht und glüht der Morgen
Über maiengrünen Höh'n.
Und die Seele bricht voll Sorgen,
Und die Welt ist doch so schön.

Vöglein singen, Glocken schlagen,
Blütenduft durchzieht das Land.
Wirf dein Klagen und dein Zagen
Ganz in diesen Freudenbrand!

The golden morning
English translation © Richard Stokes

The morning glows golden and laughs
Above the may-green hills,
And the heart breaks with sorrow
And yet the world is so fair.

Little birds sing, bells ring out,
A scent of blossom pervades the land.
Cast your grievances and fear
Into this great blaze of joy!

Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)

Der goldene Morgen
German source: Anon.

The golden morning
English source: Richard Stokes

Golden lacht und glüht der Morgen
The morning glows golden and laughs
Über maiengrünen Höh'n.
Above the may-green hills,
Und die Seele bricht voll Sorgen,
And the heart breaks with sorrow
Und die Welt ist doch so schön.
And yet the world is so fair.

Vöglein singen, Glocken schlagen,
Little birds sing, bells ring out,
Blütenduft durchzieht das Land.
A scent of blossom pervades the land.
Wirf dein Klagen und dein Zagen
Cast your grievances and fear
Ganz in diesen Freudenbrand!
Into this great blaze of joy!

Composer

Hugo Wolf

Hugo Filipp Jakob Wolf was born on 13 March 1860, the fourth of six surviving children, in Windischgraz, Styria, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was taught the piano and violin by his father at an early age and continued to study piano at the…

Poet

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