Primer abril, amb els seus suaus ruixats

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by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

First, April, she with mellow showers

Language: English

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT FRE GER

First, April, she with mellow showers
Opens the way for early flowers,
Then after her comes smiling May
In a more rich and sweet array,
Next enters June and brings us more
Gems than those two that went before,
Then (lastly,) July comes and she
More wealth brings in than all those three;
April! May! June! July!

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Text Authorship:

by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674) [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The succession of the four sweet months", 1950, from Five Flower Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "The four sweet months" [ chorus ], from Three Madrigals, no. 2, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "April komt met haar milde regen", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , "De opeenvolging van de vier zachte maanden", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Primer abril, amb els seus suaus ruixats

Language: Catalan (Català) after the English

Primer abril, amb els seus suaus ruixats,
obre el camí per a les flors primerenques,
després arriba el maig somrient,
amb un abillament més ric i més dolç,
tot seguit entra el juny i ens porta
més joiells que els dos que l’han precedit,
llavors finalment arriba el juliol
i porta més abundància que tots els tres primers.
Abril! Maig! Juny! Juliol!

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Translations of titles:
"The four sweet months" = "Els quatre dolços mesos "
"The succession of the four sweet months" = "La successió dels quatre dolços mesos "

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Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2024 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in English by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
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This text was added to the website: 2024-10-12
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Word count: 62