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Frühlingslied

by Franz Schubert

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Frühlingslied
German source: Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty

Die Luft ist blau, das Tal ist grün,
Die kleinen Maienglocken blühn,
Und Schlüsselblumen drunter;
Der Wiesengrund
Ist schon so bunt
Und malt sich täglich bunter.

Drum komme, wem der Mai gefällt,
Und schaue froh die schöne Welt
Und Gottes Vatergüte,
Die solche Pracht
Hervorgebracht,
Den Baum und seine Blüte.

Spring song
English translation © Richard Wigmore

The sky is blue, the valley green,
the lilies of the valley are in bloom,
with cowslips among them;
the meadows
are already so colourful,
and grow more so each day.

Come, then, if you love May,
behold with joy the beautiful world
and God’s fatherly kindness
that brought forth
such splendour,
the tree and its blossom.

Frühlingslied
German source: Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty

Spring song
English source: Richard Wigmore

Die Luft ist blau, das Tal ist grün,
The sky is blue, the valley green,
Die kleinen Maienglocken blühn,
the lilies of the valley are in bloom,
Und Schlüsselblumen drunter;
with cowslips among them;
Der Wiesengrund
the meadows
Ist schon so bunt
are already so colourful,
Und malt sich täglich bunter.
and grow more so each day.

Drum komme, wem der Mai gefällt,
Come, then, if you love May,
Und schaue froh die schöne Welt
behold with joy the beautiful world
Und Gottes Vatergüte,
and God’s fatherly kindness
Die solche Pracht
that brought forth
Hervorgebracht,
such splendour,
Den Baum und seine Blüte.
the tree and its blossom.

Composer

Franz Schubert

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

Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty

Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty

Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty, was German poet who is considered the most gifted lyric poet of the Göttinger Hain, a group of young poets who saw themselves as heirs of the great lyric poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and whose work was…

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