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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

An den Maienwind

(Sung text for setting by H. Schletterer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Maienwind!
   Halt, halt! nicht so geschwind!
Nimmst ja alle Blüthen mir weg,
Das es schneiet auf Weg und Steg,
Wirfst mir ja den Schnee in's Gesicht
Haufenweise, du böser Wicht!
   Maienwind!
   Halt, halt! nicht so geschwind!

   Maienwind!
   Halt, halt! nicht so geschwind!
Fliehn ja alle Vöglein vor Schreck
Tief in den Wald in's sichre Versteck,
Und die zarten Blümlein der Au,
Ach, wie sie zittern schau, o schau!
   Maienwind!
   Halt, halt! nicht so geschwind!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Hans Michael Schletterer

Praktischer Unterricht im Chorgesange

Schul-Lieder-Anhang

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "An den Maienwind", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 80

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the May wind", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-01
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To the May wind

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Schletterer)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   May wind!
   Halt, halt! not so rapidly!
You are robbing me of all the blossoms,
So that it snows upon walk and path,
You are even flinging the snow into my face
In heaps, you naughty scoundrel!
   May wind!
   Halt, halt! not so rapidly!

   May wind!
   Halt, halt! not so rapidly!
All the birds are fleeing in startlement
Deep into the woods, into the sure hiding place,
And the delicate flowers of the meadow,
Ah, look how they are trembling, oh look!
   May wind!
   Halt, halt! not so rapidly!

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "An den Maienwind", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 80
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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-04
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