Die Wollust in den Maien

Die Wollust in den Maien,
die Zeit hat Freuden bracht,
Die Blümlein mancherleien,
Ein jeglichs nach sein'r G'stalt,
Das sind die roten Röselein,
Der Feyl, der grüne Klee;
Von herzer Liebe scheiden
Das tut weh.

Der Vögelein Gesange,
Die Zeit hat Freuden bracht,
Ihr Lieb tät mich bezwingen,
Freundlich sie zu mir sprach:
Sollt, schönes Lieb, ich fragen dich,
Wollst fein berichten mich.
Genad mir, schöne Frauen,
So sprach ich.

Nach manchem Seufzer schwere,
Komm ich wohl wieder dar,
Nach Jammer und nach Leide
Seh ich dein Äuglein klar.
Ich bitt dich, Auserwählte mein,
Laß dir befohlen sein
Das treue, junge Herze,
Das Herze mein.

Translation(s): DUT DUT ENG FRE

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• from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Wollust in den Maien", WoO. 32 no. 27 (1858), published 1926 [voice and piano], from Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 27, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [
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• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Wohllust in den Maien", WoO. posth. 37 no. 9 (1859-62) [SSA chorus a cappella], from 16 Deutsche Volkslieder, no. 9. [
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• by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Die Wollust in den Maien", WoO. 34 (Vierzehn deutsche Volkslieder) no. 11, published 1865 [SATB chorus], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 11, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wim Reedijk) , title 1: "Hoe vrolijk is toch Mei", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Volupté du mois de mai", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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