| Wie bist du Frühling, gut und treu | |
| Key: | G major |
| Catalogue: | WAB 58 |
| Type: | Lied |
| Text: | Oskar von Redwitz |
| Language: | German |
| Dedication: | Friedrich Mayer |
| Vocal: | Solo voice |
| Instrumental: | Piano |
("Springtime, how good and faithful you are"), WAB 58 is a lied composed by Anton Bruckner in 1856 on a text of Oskar von Redwitz.
Bruckner composed the lied on five strophes of Oskar von Redwitz' .[1] He dedicated the work to Friedrich Mayer, prelate of the St. Florian Abbey.[2] [3]
Two original manuscripts are stored in the and by the editor Anton Böhn & Sohn in Augsburg. The lied was first published in 1902 by Max Marschalk in Die Musik, Band 1, No. 17.[2] [3] The first public performance occurred during a concert of the Wiener Akademischer Wagner-Verein on 5 February 1903 by Gisella Seehofer, who then also premiered Bruckner's Ave Maria, WAB 7 and Im April.[4]
In 1930, a facsimile of it was published in Band III/2, pp. 184–188 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[2] The song is issued in Band XXIII/1, No. 2 of the German: Gesamtausgabe.[5]
The song uses strophes 1, 2, 3, 8 & 9 of Oskar von Redwitz' Amaranths Waldeslieder.
| You bring new leaves to the tree,And a colourful robe to the little flower! You bring the song to the little bird,By you, the sky laughs so blue | You bring the sunshine to the world.But, what have you brought to me? Little forest bird! How kindly you singToday, as never before | A little bird might for pure delightfly upwards high to God! Dear little birds, keep ever singing,As long as your little chest is able | Sing of the spring's splendour,Sing of the spring's love and lust! If you would you sing for ever,Day and night for thousands of years,You could never sing enough | God made the world so beautiful! |
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The 102-bar long work in G major is scored for solo voice and piano.
There are two recordings of Wie bist du Frühling, gut und treu: