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Duld' es still, wenn von den Zweigen [Von den überfüllten Zweigen]1, Blüten weh'n ins fromme Haar, Und sich sacht [herüberneigen]2, [So im Durst herüberneigen,]3 [Lippen sich]4 auf Lippenpaar. Sieh, ein [Beben]5 süß und wunderlich Rinnt durch übersonnte Blätterreihen. Alle Blüten, die sie niederstreuen, [Segen streuen]6 sie auf dich und mich.
Confirmed with Ludwig Jacobowski, Leuchtende Tage. Neue Gedichte 1896-1898, Minden in Westf.: J.C.C. Bruns' Verlag, 1900, page 30.
1 omitted by Marx2 Marx: "hernieder neigen"
3 omitted by Marx
4 Marx: "Lippenpaar"
5 Marx: "Leben"
6 Marx: "Frühling breiten"
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900), "Maienblüten", appears in Leuchtende Tage. Neue Gedichte, in Komtesse, first published 1900 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Maienblüten", 1909, published 1910 [ voice and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, I. Folge, Nr.16, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Maienblüten", op. 66 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 5 (1902) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Addie Funk (flourished 1886-1929) ; composed by Joseph Marx.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Flors de maig", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May blossoms", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Fleurs de mai", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 58
Bear it quietly, when from the branches, From the over-filled branches, Blossoms drift onto your demure locks, And gently [lips lean over]1 Thus thirstily [lips] lean over, Toward a pair of lips. See, a [trembling]2, sweet and wondrous, runs Through rows of leaves bestrewn with sunlight. [With] all the blossoms that they drop down, They [scatter blessings]3 upon you and me.
1 Reger: "A pair of lips leans down"
2 Reger: "life"
3 Reger: "spread springtime"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900), "Maienblüten", appears in Leuchtende Tage. Neue Gedichte, in Komtesse, first published 1900
This text was added to the website: 2013-08-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 65