Lob des Frühlings, Op. 100, No. 2 (Felix Mendelssohn)

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• CPDL #25397: 

Editor: Richard Mix (submitted 2012-01-18).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 162 kB   Copyright: CC BY

Edition notes: tree-friendly two stave reduction

• CPDL #06559:    Sibelius 2 

Editor: Stuart McIntosh (submitted 2004-01-22).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 128 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Lob des Frühlings, Op. 100, No. 2
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Lyricist: Johann Ludwig Uhland

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Secular, Partsong

Language: German
Instruments: Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
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External websites:

• Breitkopf Works at IMSLP
• French translation and the rest of Uhland's poems at E. Ezust's Lieder page

Original text and translations

German text Saatengrün, Veilchenduft, Lerchenwirbel, Amselschlag, Sonnenregen, linde Luft! Wenn ich solche Wörte singe, braucht es dann nocht grosser Dinge, dich zu preisen, Frühlingstag? (Frühlingslieder, No. 5)

English translation   Sprouting-green, violet-scent, Lark-warble, Thrush-song, Raining-sun, gentle breeze! Having sung such words, is such a lot still needed for me to praise you, Springtime day? Translation by Richard Mix