Pipe thee high, and pipe thee low, Let the little feet go faster; Blow your penny trumpet, -- blow! Well done, little master!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Kate Greenaway, Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, New York: George Routledge & Sons, [1880], page 40.
Text Authorship:
- by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) , no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway ; composed by Ernst Frank.
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-09-07
Line count: 4
Word count: 22
Der Mai ist gekommen, Da wollen wir uns freu'n; Die Liese ist mein Bräutchen, Hans soll der Spielmann sein!1
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 40.
1 Frank addsDuiduidum! Es grünt schon der Anger, Es duftet schon und sprießt, Herr Mai, sei uns willkommen, Sei uns gar freundlich gegrüßt. Duiduidum!
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Der Mai ist gekommen", op. 14 no. 3, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May has come", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 20