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Nun bricht aus allen Zweigen Das maienfrische Grün, Die ersten Lerchen steigen, Die ersten Veilchen blüh'n; Und golden liegen Tal und Höh'n -- O Welt, du bist so wunderschön Im Maien! Und wie die Knospen springen, Da regt sich's allzumal; Die muntren Vögel singen, Die Quelle rauscht in's Tal; Und freudig schallt das Lustgetön: O Welt, du bist so wunderschön Im Maien! Wie sich die Bäume wiegen Im lieben Sonnenschein! Wie hoch die Vögel fliegen, Ich möchte hinterdrein; Möcht' jubeln über Tal und Höh'n: O Welt, du bist so wunderschön, Im Maien!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Julius Rodenberg, Lieder, Neue wohlfeile Ausgabe, Hannover: Carl Rümpler, 1862, pages 113-114.
Text Authorship:
- by Julius Rodenberg (1831 - 1914), "Im Maien", appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, in Aus den Bergen [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Word count: 102
Now from all branches bursts forth The greenery in its May freshness, The first larks rise, The first violets bloom; And valley and heights lie golden -- Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful, In May! And as the buds burst open, There is a general stirring; The merry birds sing, The water-spring rushes into the valley; And the joyful noise rings out: Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful, In May! How the trees sway In the dear sunshine! How high the birds fly, I would like to follow them; I would like to rejoice above valley and heights: Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful, In May!
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Im Mai" = "In May"
"Im Maien" = "In May"
"Nun bricht aus allen Zweigen" = "Now from all branches bursts forth"
"O Welt, du bist so schön" = "Oh world, you are so beautiful"
"O Welt, du bist so wunderschön" = "Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Rodenberg (1831 - 1914), "Im Maien", appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, in Aus den Bergen
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-03
Line count: 21
Word count: 113