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by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)

Mußt nicht allein im Freien
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mußt nicht allein im Freien,
[Selbander]1 mußt du geh'n,
Dann ist's im schönen Maien
Noch eins, noch eins so schön.

Die Blumen, die du pflückest,
Zerstreuet nicht der Wind,
Wenn du mit ihnen schmückest
Ein [liebes]2, liebes Kind.

Und wenn der Maien bliebe
Die ganze Sommerzeit,
Bringt er dir nicht die Liebe,
[Er wird dir balde leid]3.

Doch hast du [ihn]4 gefunden,
[Laß blüh'n dann]5 oder schnein,
Dann ist zu allen Stunden
Ein ganzer Frühling dein.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Attenhofer •   O. Dresel 

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1 Dresel: "Zu zweien"
2 Attenhofer: "schönes"
3 Attenhofer: "Dann wird er dir bald leid"
4 Attenhofer: "sie"
5 Attenhofer: "Mag's blühen"

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Im Mai", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 102, first published 1848 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Im Mai", op. 36 (Fünf Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Baryton) mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1880 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Zürich, Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Albert Ernst Anton Becker (1834 - 1899), "Im Mai ", op. 8 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1, published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Im Mai", 1848 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Im Mai", op. 22 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 5, published 1855 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Senff [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig (or Louis) von Hirschfeld , "Selbander", op. 14 (Drei Duette für Sopran und Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1890 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Otto Reubke (1842 - 1913), "Im Mai", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 3, published 1886 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Im Mai", op. 27 (Fünf Duette für Sopran und Bariton mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1885 [ vocal duet for soprano and baritone with piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 83

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