English translation of Im Mai

by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Im Mai", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1887 [ high voice and piano ], note: the third stanza is repeated at the end ; title in English: "In May"; Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

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Nun grünt der Berg, nun blüht das Tal
  In Maienlust und Duft,
Und Vogelsang und Sonnenstrahl
  Wogt durch die linde Luft.

Was Leben hat, das lobt den Mai
  In Blüten und Gesang,
Komm süsses Lieb, dass nicht uns zwei
  Der Frühling finde krank.

Die liebste Ehr', die ihm geschieht
  Zu dieser schönen Zeit
Ist doch, wenn Aug' in Auge sieht
  Voll stiller Seligkeit.

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Note: titled "Im Mai" in the 1873 edition.


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Vergessen sei des Winters Gram,
Vergessen alles Weh;
Ich denk' nur eins: die Wonne kam,
Dass ich mein Liebchen seh'!

Nun tritt heraus in Maienpracht
Und atme Leben ein;
Sieh' nur wie klar der Frühling lacht
Zutiefst ins Herz hinein.

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Now the mountain is turning green, now the valley is blooming
In the joy of May and in the scents of May,
And birdsong and sunbeams
Surge through the mild air.

Everything that has life praises May
In blossoms and in song,
Come, my sweet love, that spring
Does not find us ill.

The dearest honour that can come to spring
At this beautiful time
Is, after all, when two lovers gaze
Into each other's eyes with quiet bliss.

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The sorrows of winter should be forgotten,
Forgotten all pain;
I only think of one thing:  the joy
Of seeing my beloved came to me!

Now step out into the splendour of May
And breathe in life itself;
Only see how limpidly spring laughs
Into the very depths of our hearts.

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