Der Trunkene im Frühling

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"Der Trunkene im Frühling" is one of the six vocal-orchestral songs in Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle *Das Lied von der Erde*, known for its depiction of intoxicated escape from the sorrows of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movement
orchestral song
song from song cycle
accompaniment orchestra
associatedConcept escapism
transience of life
associatedWithPeriod late Romantic
basedOnWorkBy Li Bai NERFINISHED
belongsToComposerOutput Mahler vocal-orchestral works NERFINISHED
catalogueGrouping Mahler songs with orchestra
composer Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
cycleConsistsOf six songs
cycleTextLanguage German
cycleType vocal-orchestral song cycle
firstPerformanceContext premiere of Das Lied von der Erde
genre symphonic song
historicalContext early 20th-century Austro-German music
language German
musicalForm through-composed song
orchestrationBy Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED
performanceMedium tenor and orchestra
poetryAdaptedBy Hans Bethge NERFINISHED
positionInCycle fourth song
relatedWork Das Lied von der Erde (cycle as a whole) NERFINISHED
Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde NERFINISHED
Von der Jugend NERFINISHED
Von der Schönheit NERFINISHED
textCharacter drunkard
textCollection Die chinesische Flöte
textSource Chinese poetry
The Chinese Flute NERFINISHED
theme escape from the sorrows of life
existential reflection
intoxication
nature and spring
titleTranslation The Drunkard in Spring NERFINISHED
vocalForces tenor

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Das Lied von der Erde movement Der Trunkene im Frühling