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by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Die Maikönigin

(Sung text for setting by Anonymous)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Maria, Maienkönigin!
   Dich will der Mai begrüßen,
O segne seinen Anbeginn,
   Und uns zu Deinen Füßen.

Maria! Dir befehlen wir,
   Was grünt und blüht auf Erden,
O laß es eine Himmelszier
   In Gottes Garten werden.

Behüte uns mit treuem Fleiß,
   O Königin der Frauen!
Die Herzenblüthen lilienweiß
   Auf grüen Maiesauen.

Vor allen sind’s der Blümlein drei,
   Die laß kein Sturm entlauben:
Die Hoffnung grün und sorgenfrei,
   Die Liebe und den Glauben.

O laß die Blumen um und um
   In allen Herzen sprossen,
Und mache sie zum Heiligthum,
   Drinn sich der Mai erschlossen.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-5 of the original text.

Confirmed with Marienlieder zur Feier der Maiandacht gedichtet von Guido Görres. Rom im Mai 1842, Zweite, um dreißig Lieder vermehrte Ausgabe, München: [no publisher given], 1844, pages 14-15

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Ave Maria

Text Authorship:

by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852), "Die Maikönigin", subtitle: "Dritter Mai", appears in Marienlieder: zur Feier der Mai-andacht

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Queen of May", subtitle: "(The Third of May.)", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 127

The Queen of May

(Sung text translation for setting by Anonymous)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Mary, Queen of May!
   May wishes to greet you,
Oh bless its beginning,
   And bless us at Thy feet.

Mary!  To Thee we entrust,
   What greens and blooms on earth,
Oh let it become an ornament of heaven
   In God’s garden.

Protect for us with faithful diligence,
   Oh Queen of Women!
The lily-white blossoms of the heart
   Upon the green meadows of May.

Before all others, protect three flowers,
   Let no storm defoliate them:
Hope, green and free of anxiety,
   Love and Faith.

Oh let the flowers all around
   Spring up in every heart,
And make them into a sanctuary,
   Within which May has revealed itself.

 ...

Subtitle: "(The Third of May.)"

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-5 of the original text.

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