Jsem jako lípa košatá, když oděje se k svátku: ty krásná růže májová, pojd' sem, do mého chládku. Zde vůní dýše každý list, zde bzučí včelek roje, večer sem letí ptáčkové, to myšlénky jsou moje. Ty odletují daleko, jak od domova děti: však Tyli ke mně zasedneš, již více neodletí.
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Text Authorship:
- by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 11 [author's text not yet checked 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 Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Jsem jako lípa košatá", op. 31 no. 3, B. 61 no. 9 (1876), rev. 1883? [ voice and piano ], from Večerní písně, no. 9 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Paul Selver) , no title
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Word count: 50
Like to a spreading tree am I, Decked for a festive day; Come hither to the shade I spread, Thou lovely rose of May. Here every leaf in fragrance breathes, The bees go humming by; The birds fly in the evening here, They are my thoughts that fly. They fly away, far, far away, Like children from their home; But if thou com’st to tarry nigh, No longer will they roam.
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Confirmed with An Anthology of Modern Bohemian Poetry, translated by Paul Selver, London, H.J. Drane, 1912, page 72. Appears in Songs of Evening.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Selver (1888 - 1970), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 11
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 ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 71