Songs
Frühlings Ankunft
by Robert Schumann From Lieder-Album für die Jugend (1849) Op. 79 21.iv–13.v.1849
Frühlings Ankunft
German source:
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Wie ist so hell das Feld!
Zerrissne Wolken tragen
Die Trauer aus der Welt.
Und Keim und Knospe mühet
Sich an das Licht hervor,
Und manche Blume blühet
Zum Himmel still empor.
Ja, auch so gar die Eichen
Und Reben werden grün!
O Herz, das sei dein Zeichen,
Werde froh und kühn!
Spring's Arrival
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
How bright the fields are!
Tattered clouds bear
The world’s sorrows away.
And seeds and buds
Struggle towards the light,
And many a flower blossoms
In silence up to heaven.
Yes, even the oaks
And vines turn green!
O heart, let this be your sign:
Be joyous and bold!
Translations by Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Frühlings Ankunft
German source:
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
Spring's Arrival
English source:
Richard Stokes
Nach diesen trüben Tagen,
After these dull days
Wie ist so hell das Feld!
How bright the fields are!
Zerrissne Wolken tragen
Tattered clouds bear
Die Trauer aus der Welt.
The world’s sorrows away.
Und Keim und Knospe mühet
And seeds and buds
Sich an das Licht hervor,
Struggle towards the light,
Und manche Blume blühet
And many a flower blossoms
Zum Himmel still empor.
In silence up to heaven.
Ja, auch so gar die Eichen
Yes, even the oaks
Und Reben werden grün!
And vines turn green!
O Herz, das sei dein Zeichen,
O heart, let this be your sign:
Werde froh und kühn!
Be joyous and bold!
Composer
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured…
Poet
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", its third stanza now being the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs, considered part of the Young…