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Fliegt der erste [Morgenstrahl]1 Durch das stille Nebeltal, Rauscht erwachend Wald und Hügel: Wer da fliegen kann, nimmt Flügel! Und sein Hütlein in die Luft Wirft der Mensch vor Lust und ruft: Hat Gesang doch auch noch Schwingen, Nun, so will ich fröhlich singen! Hinaus, o Mensch, weit in die Welt, Bangt dir das Herz in krankem Mut; Nichts ist so trüb in Nacht gestellt, Der Morgen leicht macht's wieder gut.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von M. Simion, 1841, page 34.
1 Dietz: "Sonnenstrahl"; further changes may exist not shown above.Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Morgen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [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 Stephan Baekers , "Der Morgen", 1977, from Die Tageszeiten, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Der Morgen", 1952 [ chorus ], from Zwei Gesänge, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Dietz (1833 - 1897), "Der Morgen", op. 53 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Fries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Wilhelm Ferdinand Gäbler (1846 - 1914), "Der Morgen", op. 27 (Acht Chorlieder (Frühling-, Sommer-, Herbst- und Winter-Lieder) für gemischten Chor), Heft 2 (Zwei Sommerlieder) no. 3, published 1890 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Der Morgen", op. 81 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Naumann (1832 - 1910), "Morgen", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder von J. von Eichendorff) no. 1, published 1861 [ voice and piano ], Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann  [sung text not yet checked]
- by J.G. Pejacsevich , "Der Morgen", op. 111, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Hofbauer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Schiller (flourished 1861-1885), "Der Morgen", op. 19, published 1884 [ four-part men's chorus ], Koburg, Schiller [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Der Morgen", op. 108, published 1940 [ 2-part women's chrous and orchestra ], lost [sung text not yet checked]
- by W. A. Seidel , "Der Morgen ", op. 7 (Vier vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 3, published 1874 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Edward Taubert (1838 - 1934), "Der Morgen", op. 2 (Sechs Gesänge für Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1865 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The morning", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The first ray of morning sun flies through the quiet foggy dale, the awakening forest and hill rustle: those who can fly, take flight! And his cap into the air the buoyant man throws, exclaiming, "Song has wings as well, so let me sing merrily!" Out you go, far into the world, dishearted and with dragging feet; what leaves you hopeless in the dark of night, morning shows it in a hopeful light.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Morgen", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 73