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Frühlingsanbruch
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Frühlingsanbruch by Frederick Delius — Lyrics
Was dämmert im Ost in den purpurnen Höhn?
Vielleicht schon der Frühling mit Grüßen so schön?
Ich hör’ eine Stimme, belebend sie ruft,
es weht um die Wange mir mildere Luft!
Die Lerchen schon singen: „Hier hast du uns, Freund!
Wir kommen mit Hoffnung für den, der da weint!“
Der Zephyr singt küssend den Pflanzen ins Ohr:
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About Frühlingsanbruch
Frederick Delius’s Frühlingsanbruch opens with the gentle awakening of spring, reflected in the interplay of the SATB voices. The German text, a translation from Carl Andersen, evokes the first blush of dawn and the arrival of warmer air, with birdsong and a caressing breeze urging blossoms to appear. Delius captures this sense of burgeoning life and the shedding of winter's constraints, as the world joyfully awakens. The music swells with the vibrant imagery of green beech trees and the overwhelming sensory experience of the season, creating a rich and optimistic celebration of nature's renewal.
