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An den Sonnenschein
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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An den Sonnenschein by Frederick Delius — Lyrics
O Sonnenschein! o Sonnenschein!
Wie scheinst du mir ins Herz hinein!
Weckst drinnen lauter Liebeslust,
dass mir so enge wird die Brust,
und enge wird mir Stub' und Haus,
und wenn ich lauf' zum Tor hinaus,
da lockst du gar ins frische Grün
die allerschönsten Mädchen hin!
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About An den Sonnenschein
Frederick Delius’s An den Sonnenschein is a secular SATB part-song, sung in German. Its music captures the joyful exuberance of the text, with independent vocal lines weaving together to create a rich texture. The composer’s style here is highly chromatic and harmonically adventurous, painting a vivid picture of the warmth and light of the sun. The text itself expresses a passionate, almost overwhelming, love for sunshine, which awakens feelings of intense affection and a desire to be outdoors. The speaker longs to be as free and uninhibited as the sun, kissing every flower, and feels a poignant pain at being confined while the sun beckons towards the fresh green outdoors and the most beautiful girls.
