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by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821)
Translation

Mailied
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG ITA POR
Komm, lieber Mai, und mache
Die Bäume wieder grün,
Und lass uns an dem Bache
Die kleinen Veilchen blühn!

Wie möchten wir so gerne
Ein Blümchen wieder sehn,
Und in die frische Ferne,
Ins grüne Freie gehen.

Komm, mach es bald gelinder,
Dass alles wieder blüht!
Dann wird das Flehn der Kinder 
Ein lautes Jubellied.

O komm und bring vor allen
Uns viele Rosen mit!
Bring auch viel Nachtigallen
Und schöne Kuckucks mit!

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), appears in Fritzchens Lieder, first published 1775
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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), "Mailied", op. 79 no. 9[10] (1849), published 1849 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 9[10], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 2 times]

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Meilied", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May song", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ritorna amato maggio", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Canção de Maio", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

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