Horch! wie brauset der Sturm
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG FRE
Horch! wie brauset der Sturm
und der schwellende Strom in der Nacht hin!
Schaurig süßes Gefühl!
lieblicher Frühling, du nahst!
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Note: this poem has two lines but we have broken them to make translations fit on the screen.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carl Bohm (1844 - 1920), "Märznacht", op. 322 no. 1, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Märznacht", op. 44 (Zwölf Lieder und Romanzen für Frauenchor a capella oder mit willk. Pianofortebegleitung) no. 12 (1859-60?), published 1867 [ SSAA chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Otto (1809 - 1842), "Die Märznacht ", published 1877 [ vocal quartet of male voices ], from Achtzehn [Neunzehn?] Lieder und Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen, no. 11, Regensburg, Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-26
Line count: 4
Word count: 20
Hark! How the storm
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Hark! How the storm
and the swelling stream rage into the night!
Awful and sweet feeling!
Dear, lovely spring, you are approaching!
About the headline (FAQ)
Translation of title "Märznacht" = "March night"
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 22