The South Wind

When gently blows the South Wind
First through the Northern Wood,
With eagerness he goeth 
where long a tree has stood.

He lifts the leafy cov'ring
that lies close at its base,
and there with sweetest welcome,
looks up his old love's face.

Beneath the snow she waits him
and keeps her leave's brave dress,
Her fair blossom opens
at his first caress.

Each year the flower greets him,
For him, for him alone,
her heart with love's beauty,
through her brief day has shone.

Singable translation by Harmony Twitchell (Mrs. Charles Ives) (1876-1979) [an adaptation]

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 10 RUS BAQ ITA FRE

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954) , "The South Wind", 1899, published 1922, note: also set in German

by Bonfield Akers , "Die Lotosblume", published 1912, from Three songs, no. 1, note: also set in English
by Paul Ambrose , "Die Lotosblume", op. 19, published 1901.
by Jan van Amerongen (1938-) , "Die Lotosblume", 1982, from Honda Trio, no. 1.
by Constantin C. von Bach , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 37 (Vier Lieder) no. 3.
by Otto Baehr , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt" [mezzo-soprano or alto and piano], from Sechs Lieder, no. 1.
by A. Ballarini , "Die Lotosblume", from Sechs Lieder, no. 2.
by Johannes Bammer , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", published 1937, from Fünf Lieder, no. 5.
by Franz Behr (1837-1898) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 104 (Vier Lieder) no. 2.
by E. Berow , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", from Lieder, no. 1
by Vilém (Wilhelm) Blodek (1834-1874) , "Die Lotosblume", published 1909, from Liebeslieder, no. 3.
by Cornelius Hendrick Coster (1854-1902) , "Die Lotosblume", published 18-? [alto and piano], from Zwei Lieder, no. 1.
by Alexander Julius Paul Dorn (1833-1901) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5.
by (Victor) Felix von Dwelshauvers-Déry , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt"
by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", published c2004-5 [low voice and piano], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Frühlingzyklus, no. 4.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1, published 1870?
by Paul Geisler (1856-1919) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", published 1876, from Gesänge: Zwölf Dichtungen von Heine und Rückert, no. 3.
by Rudolf Gernlein (fl. c1836) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", from Romanzen- und Liederkranz, no. 10.
by Karl Gleitz (1862-1920) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 2 (Lieder), Heft 2 no. 6.
by Ludwig Grünberger (1839-1896) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4, published 1877.
by Johann von Haszlinger , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt" [mezzo-soprano or alto or baritone and piano]
by Carl Heinemann , "Die Lotosblume", op. 10 (Zwölf Lieder und Gesänge), Heft 2 no. 7.
by J. Heinemann , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", from Lieder, no. 3
by A. Helrat , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt"
by (Isador) George Henschel (1850-1934) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt"
by Johann Herbeck (1831-1877) , "Die Lotosblume", 1851.
by Arthur Hervey (1855-1922) , "Die Lotosblume", published 1884, from Herzens Stimmen, no. 3.
by Richard Hol (1825-1904) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 40 (Drei Gedichte) no. 1, published 18-? [soprano, alto, and piano]
by Th. Ivanov , "Die Lotosblume"
by Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954) , "Die Lotosblume", 1899, published 1922, note: also set in English
by John [Jacques] Jacobsson (1835-1909) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 9 (Fyra sånger (Vier Gesänge)) no. 1, published 1864. [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], also set in Swedish
by William Noel Johnson (1863-1916) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", published 1893, from Six songs by Heinrich Heine, no. 6, note: also set in English (The lotus flower)
by Rafael Joseffy (1852-1915) , "Die Lotosblume", from Neun Lieder, no. 4.
by Ernst Friedrich Kauffmann (1803-1856) , "Die Lotosblume", published 1852-1859.
by Wilhelm Kienzl (1857-1941) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 8 (Lieder der Liebe) no. 1.
by Julius von Kolb (1831-1864?) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 1 (Drei Romanzen von Heinrich Heine) no. 2.
by Feodor Könemann (1873-1937) , "Die Lotosblume"
by Heinz Kratochwil (1933-1995) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 1b (Drei Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 2 (1952). [voice and string trio]
by Franz Krezma (1862-1881) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", 1876.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Die Lotosblume", from Der Sänger am Rhein : Deutsche Lieder, no. 6.
by Leissek , "Die Lotosblume"
by Georg Lothar Liebling (1865-1946) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 29 (Trois Préludes d'après Heine) no. 2.
by Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe (1796-1869) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 9, Heft 1 no. 1 (1828).
by Valentin Alekseyevich Makarov (1908-1952?) , "Die Lotosblume"
by Carl Orff (1895-1982) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3 (1911). [tenor and piano]
by V. Orlov , "Die Lotosblume"
by Moses Pergament (1893-1977) , "Die Lotosblume", published 1912. [voice and orchestra]
by Eduard Rappoldi (1831-1903) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 3.
by Ernst Friedrich Eduard Richter (1808-1879) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 18 no. 3.
by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829-1894) , "Lied", op. 67 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder) no. 6, published 1864. [duet for two voices with piano]
by Heinrich von Sahr , "Die Lotosblume", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 4.
by Peter Petrovich Schenk , "Die Lotosblume"
by Hans Schläger (1820-1885) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 4 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3, published 1855 [four men's voices a cappella], Wien, Mechetti
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 25 no. 7 (1840), from Myrten, no. 7.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 33 no. 3 (1840).
by Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sokolov (1859-1922) , "Die Lotosblume"
by Nikolay F. Solovyov (1846-1916) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", published 1872.
by René Staar (1951-) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt sich", 1997, first performed 1997, from Heine-Fragmente (1997), no. 1, unpublished
by Otto Tiehsen (1817-1849) , "Lied", op. 29 (Vierzehn Lieder), Heft 2 no. 7, published 1851.
by Hermann Wichmann (1824-1905) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder von Heine) no. 3. [two voices and piano]
by Heinrich Rudolph Willmers (1821-1878) , "Die Lotosblume ängstigt", op. 31 (Zehn Liebeslieder), Heft 2 no. 9. [tenor or soprano and piano]
by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834-1911) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 75 (Vier Lieder) no. 1.
by Felix von Woyrsch (1860-1944) , "Die Lotosblume", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 2, published 1884. [voice, piano, and violin or violoncello]
by Sergey Vladimirovich Yuferov (1865-?) , "Die Lotosblume"

by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935) , "Ot solnca lilija puglivo", op. 15 no. 1.

by John Joseph Becker (1886-1961) , no title, 1925, from Heine Song Cycle, no. 3.

by Pablo Sorozábal (1887-) , "Lotoren lorak", published 1958 [voice and piano or orchestra], from Siete Lieder inspirados en poesías de Heine, no. 4, note: also set in Spanish

by Pablo Sorozábal (1887-) , "La flor de loto", published 1958 [voice and piano or orchestra], from Siete Lieder inspirados en poesías de Heine, no. 4, note: also set in Basque

by Bonfield Akers , "The lotus flower", published 1912, from Three songs, no. 1, note: also set in German

by J. J. Mewburn Levien , "The lotus flower", published 1888. [soprano or tenor]

by Sergey Mikhailovich Lyapunov (1859-1924) , "Lotos", op. 44 (Romansy) no. 2, published 1911.

by Walter P. Weekes , "The lotus flower", published 1901, from Two Songs, no. 1.

by John [Jacques] Jacobsson (1835-1909) , "Lotusblomman", op. 9 (Fyra sånger (Vier Gesänge)) no. 1, published 1864. [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], also set in German

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