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by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914)

Kurz ist der Mai
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FIN
Herzblatt am Lindenbaum,
Du grüner Maientraum,
Es sang die Nachtigall
Ihren süßen Schall;
Sang Liebe, sang Leide,
Sang Freud und sang Leid,
Lang ist das Leben,
Aber kurz die Maienzeit.
 
Schöne Zeit ist längst vorbei
Welk ist der grüne Mai,
Nachtigall singt nicht mehr,
Der Lindenbaum steht leer;
Aus Liebe ward Leide,
Aus Liebe ward Leid,
Lang ist das Leben,
Aber kurz die Maienzeit.
 
Will in den Garten gehn,
Wo die letzten Rosen stehn,
Aber o weh, o weh,
Da liegt der Schnee;
Schnee der tut wehe,
Schnee der bringt Leid,
Lang ist das Leben,
Aber kurz die Maienzeit.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Löns (1866 - 1914), "Kurz ist der Mai" [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 Hans Jelmoli (1877 - 1936), "Kurz ist der Mai" [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Volkslieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Kurz ist der Mai", <<1944 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Eduard Künneke (1885 - 1953), "Kurz ist der Mai", 1936 [ voice and orchestra ], from Lönslieder-Suite [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kevät on lyhyt", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

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