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Frühlingsglocken
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
TTBB · Timothy G. Cooper
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Frühlingsglocken by Robert Schumann — Lyrics
Schneeglöckchen tut läuten!
Was hat das zu bedeuten?
Ei, gar ein lustig Ding!
Der Frühling heut' geboren ward,
Ein Kind der allerschönsten Art;
Zwar liegt es noch im weißen Bett,
Doch spielt es schon so wundernett,
Drum kommt, ihr Vögel, aus dem Süd'
Und bringet neue Lieder mit!
Ihr Quellen all, erwacht im Tal!
Was soll das lange Zaudern?
Sollt mit dem Kinde plaudern!
Maiglöckchen tut läuten!
Was hat das zu bedeuten?
Frühling ist Bräutigam!
Macht Hochzeit mit der Erde heut'
Mit großer Pracht und Festligkeit.
Wohlauf denn, Nelk' und Tulipan,
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About Frühlingsglocken
Robert Schumann’s Frühlingsglocken is a part-song for TTBB male voices. The music opens with a bright, ringing texture, as if heralding the arrival of spring. The German text describes the gentle ringing of snowdrops and lily-of-the-valley, announcing that spring has been born. This joyful rebirth is depicted through vivid imagery, with the flowers themselves, birds returning from the south, and awakening streams all invited to join the celebration. The piece further develops this theme by portraying spring as a groom, uniting with the earth in a magnificent wedding ceremony, with flowers acting as festive attendants. The composer captures the vibrant spirit of nature’s renewal through energetic vocal writing.
