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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Maigesang
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  Sind's die Lüfte, die da singen?
Ist's [des Lerchenjubels Schall]1?
  Sind's die Düfte, die da klingen?
Ist's das Lied der Nachtigall?

  Sind es Blüthen, die da fliegen,
Los vom Stengel, hoch im Blau?
  Sind es Falter, die sich wiegen
Ob der maienfrischen Au?

  Singt ihr Feierlied die Sonne
Hoch am lichten Himmelsplan?
  Hebt der Wald vor Lust und Wonne
Tief im Grund zu rauschen an?

  Alles will hinan sich schwingen
In demselben Freudendrang;
  O glückselig, wem gelingen
Mag ein solcher Maigesang!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   L. Keller 

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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 37-38.

1 Keller: "der Lerchen Jubelschall"

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Maigesang", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 39 [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 Ludwig Keller (1847 - 1930), "Maigesang" [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of May", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2023-04-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 83

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