by
Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
First, April, she with mellow showers
Language: English
Available translation(s): DUT DUT FRE GER
First, April, she with mellow showers
Opens the way for early flowers,
Then after her comes smiling May
In a more rich and sweet array,
Next enters June and brings us more
Gems than those two that went before,
Then (lastly,) July comes and she
More wealth brings in than all those three;
April! May! June! July!
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "April komt met haar milde regen", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , "De opeenvolging van de vier zachte maanden", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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De opeenvolging van de vier zachte maanden
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the English
Eerst baant April met zoete regen
voor vroege bloemen vele wegen.
na hem komt met een glimlach Mei,
gehuld in rijker en zoeter kledij.
Daarna volgt Juni met nog meer tooi
dan de vorige twee, zo mooi.
Tenslotte komt Juli en brengt meer weelde
dan de andere drie ons bedeelden.
April! Mei! Juni! Juli!
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