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An den Frühling ("To Spring") is a Lied by Franz Schubert.

Schubert composed this song three times with a poem by F. Schiller. Two versions of the songs are for solo voice and piano, and the other is for a male-voice quartet. The first version of this song, in F Major (D.283), was published in 1865, but the first draft was written in 1815 for the Taussig collection. The second version, in A Major (D.587) and in B flat Major (D.245), was published in 1885. The last version, D.338 is for a male-voice quartet in 1897.

The poem by F. Schiller (1759-1805), which was written in 1782, is about spring and worshiping the beauty of nature. In the original poem, the first verse is repeated at the end for a total of five verses.

An den Fruhling (F Major, D.283)
Schubert took the first four verses and set 2 verses into one strophe. There is no introduction in this song, instead having a small outro at the end of the song. Each verse has the same rhythmic patterns within the piano accompaniment, which helps keep the balance between the verses. Because this version (D.283) was placed later than the second version (D.245) in the catalogue, it was confused as Schubert’s more mature work and highly praised for its purity of style and form.

An den Fruhling (A Major, D. 587)
This version of the song is problematic because there were two first drafts; one is in A Major written in October 1817, while the other is in B flat Major written in August 1815. Eventually, the song in A Major was published in 1885 as D. 587, while the version in B flat Major became D. 247. Overall, this version of the song in A Major (D.587) is more extended than the first setting (D.283). The rhythmic patterns in both versions are similar, but the one in A Major has both an introduction and an outro in the piano part. Schubert set the text in both versions by using full verses of the poem by F. Schiller.

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Willkommen, schöner Jüngling!

Du Wonne der Natur!

Mit deinem Blumenkörbchen

Willkommen auf der Flur!

Ei! ei! da bist du wieder!

Und bist so lieb und schön!

Und freu’n wir uns so herzlich,

Entgegen dir zu gehn.

Denkst auch noch an mein Mädchen?

Ei, Lieber, denke doch!

Dort liebte mich das Mädchen,

Und’s Mädchen liebt mich noch!

Für Mädchen manches Blümchen

Erbat ich mir von dir-

Ich komm’ und bitte wieder,

Und du? Du gibst es mir.

(Willkommen, schöner Jüngling!

Du Wonne der Natur!

Mit deinem Blumenkörbchen

Willkommen auf der Flur!)