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Wir beide wollen springen
(1896)
Wir beide wollen springen
Es ging ein Wind durch’s weite Land, Drang Mund an Mund, blies Hand in Hand Und war als wie ein Singen.Hat dich und mich zusamm’geweht; Und wenn er jetzt auch stille steht: Wir beide wollen springen.
We're both about to leap with joy
There went a wind throughout the land, Pressed mouth to mouth, blew hand on hand, And sounded like a song.It blew both you and me together; And now that it is calm again, We’re both about to leap with joy.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
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Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
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Wir beide wollen springen
Es ging ein Wind durch’s weite Land,
Drang Mund an Mund, blies Hand in Hand
Und war als wie ein Singen.
Hat dich und mich zusamm’geweht;
Und wenn er jetzt auch stille steht:
Wir beide wollen springen.
We're both about to leap with joy
There went a wind throughout the land,
Pressed mouth to mouth, blew hand on hand,
And sounded like a song.
It blew both you and me together;
And now that it is calm again,
We’re both about to leap with joy.
If you would like to use our texts and translations, please click here for more information.
Composer
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems.
Read more here.
See Full Entry
Sorry, no further description available.
Previously performed at:
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