by
Otto Inkermann (1823 - 1862), as C. O. Sternau
Im grünen Mai, im grünen Mai
Language: German (Deutsch)
Im grünen Mai, im grünen Mai,
Wenn Veilchen blüh'n im grünen Mai,
Hol' ich mein Lieb, hol' ich mein Lieb
Wohl aus dem fernen Land herbei;
Du grüner Mai, o komm' heran,
Daß ich mein Schätzlein holen kann!
Wenn's Frühling ist, wenn's Frühling ist,
Wenn's wieder schöner Frühling ist,
Dann wird mein Lieb', dann wird mein Lieb'
Auf seinen rothen Mund geküsst;
Du schöner Mai, o komm' heran,
Daß ich mein Schätzlein küssen kann!
Mein liebes Lieb', mein liebes Lieb',
O bleib' mir gut, wenn's Veilchen blau,
Wenn grün der Mai, wenn's Röslein roth,
Dann frei' ich dich, du liebste Frau;
O sel'ge Zeit, komm' bald heran,
Daß ich mein Schätzlein freien kann.
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Confirmed with Den Armen: rheinisches Dichter-Album, ed. by C. O Sternau; in the last section, with poems and novellas by C. O. Sternau, Verlag von Johann Georg Schmitz, Köln, 1848, page 163. Note: modern German would change the following spellings: "Daß" -> "Dass", "rothen" -> "roten", etc.
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In the green Maytime, in the green...
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
In the green Maytime, in the green Maytime,
When violets bloom in the green Maytime,
I shall fetch my love, I shall fetch my love
To me from the distant land;
You green May, oh come hither
That I may fetch my little treasure!
When it's springtime, when it's springtime,
When it is once more beautiful springtime,
Then my beloved, then my beloved
Shall be kissed upon her red lips:
You beautiful May, oh come along,
So that I may kiss my little treasure!
My dear beloved, my dear beloved,
I remain fond of me when the violets are blue,
When Maytime is green, when the rose is red,
Then I shall marry you, you dearest of women;
Oh blissful time, come along soon,
That I may marry my little treasure.
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"Im grünen Mai" = "In the green Maytime"
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