Ernst ist der Frühling, seine Träume

Ernst ist der Frühling, seine Träume
sind traurig, jede Blume schaut
von Schmerz bewegt, es bebt geheime
Wehmut im Nachtigallenlaut.

O, lächle nicht, geliebte Schöne,
so freundlich heiter, lächle nicht!
O, weine lieber! Eine Träne
küss' ich so gern dir vom Gesicht.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Neue Gedichte, in Neuer Frühling, no. 38

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

by Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885-1935) , "Geliebte Schöne", 1903.
by Nicolae Bretan (1887-1968) , "Ernst ist der Frühling", published 198-? [medium voice and piano], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, no. ?, also set in English, also set in Romanian
by Hans Guido, Freiherr von Bülow (1830-1894) , "Ernst ist der Frühling", op. 1 (Sechs Gedichte von Heine und Sternau) no. 3.
by Mario van Overeem , "Ernst ist der Frühling", from Neuer Frühling: 44 Lieder, no. 38.
by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) , "Ernst ist der Frühling", op. 4 (Six Songs of Heine) no. 5, published 1876.
by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Ernst ist der Frühling", 1878.

by Nicolae Bretan (1887-1968) , "Spring is solemn", 198-? [medium voice and piano], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, no. ?, also set in German, also set in Romanian

by Nicolae Bretan (1887-1968) , "Ah, primavera", published 198-? [medium voice and piano], from Lieder zu Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Nikolaus Lenau, Rainer Maria Rilke, no. ?, also set in English, also set in German

by Edoardo Perelli (1842-1885) , "Seria è la primavera", from Due poesie dal Canzoniere di Heine, no. 1.

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