Heut ist der erste Feiertag, Daß man ins Freie wandern mag Und durch die frohen Dörfer gehen, Wo hinter jedem Lattenschlag Die schmucken Mädel stehen. Herr Wirt, gib einen Schoppen Wein, Es darf vom allerbesten sein, Mir ists beileibe nicht ums Sparen. Und du, was stehst du so allein, Du mit den blonden Haaren? Komm her, du Kleine, sei kein Fratz, Bald rückt die Musik auf den Platz, Wir dürfen doch beim Tanz nicht fehlen! Nachher im Walde, lieber Schatz, Muß ich dir was erzählen . . .
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 520.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Maisonntag", written 1903 [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 Alfred Böckmann (1905 - 1994), "Maisonntag", published 1960 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May Sunday", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dimanche de mai", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-27
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