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Ich bin im Mai gegangen Und hab' es nicht gewußt, Also von Schmerz befangen Ist die erkrankte Brust. Ein Vogel hat gesungen Im jungbelaubten Wald, Da ist ins Herz gedrungen Mir seine Stimme bald. Vom Aug' ist mir gefallen Ein schwerer [Tränentau]1, Drauf sah den Mai ich wallen Durch Erd' und Himmel blau. Als Vogel ausgesungen Flog er ins weite Land, Und wie sein Lied verklungen, Um mich der Mai verschwand.
Confirmed with Justinus Kerner Werke, Zweiter Teil, Gedichte, ed. Raimund Pissin, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1914, page 72
1 Winkelmeier: "Tränenflor"Text Authorship:
- by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Kurzes Erwachen", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Kurzes Erwachen", 1827-28 [ voice and piano ], from Elf Jugendlieder, no. 2, note: published as "op. posth. 21", no. 4, in 1933, Wien (Vienna), Universal Edition [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Winkelmeier (1818 - 1877), "Kurzes Erwachen", published 1846 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Breu despertar", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Kort ontwaken", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael Berridge) , "Brief awakening", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Bref réveil", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 73
Je m'en suis allé en Mai Et je ne m'en suis pas rendu compte, Si plongé dans le chagrin Était mon cœur malade. Un oiseau chantait Dans la forêt au nouveau feuillage, Là dans mon cœur pénétrait Vite sa voix. De mes yeux tombaient De lourdes larmes de rosée, Et je voyais Mai flotter À travers la terre et le ciel bleu. Quand l'oiseau arrêta son chant Il s'envola vers une terre lointaine, Et quand son chant s'évanouit Mai disparut tout autour de moi.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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 German (Deutsch) by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Kurzes Erwachen", appears in Gedichte, in Die lyrischen Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 84