Der Mai ist gekommen | Der Mai ist gekommen

by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)

Translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Pipe thee high, and pipe thee low

Language: English

Pipe thee high, and pipe thee low,
  Let the little feet go faster;
Blow your penny trumpet, -- blow!
  Well done, little master!

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Confirmed with Kate Greenaway, Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, New York: George Routledge & Sons, [1880], page 40.

Text Authorship:

by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879

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Der Mai ist gekommen

(Sung text for setting by E. Frank)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Der Mai ist gekommen,
  Da wollen wir uns freu'n;
Die Liese ist mein Bräutchen, 
  Hans soll der Spielmann sein!
Duiduidum!

Es grünt schon der Anger,
  Es duftet schon und sprießt,
Herr Mai, sei uns willkommen,
  Sei uns gar freundlich gegrüßt. 
Duiduidum!

Composition:

Ernst Frank

16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 19