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sometimes misattributed to Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891) and by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das macht das dunkelgrüne Laub

(Sung text for setting by R. Franz)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Das macht das dunkelgrüne Laub,
Daß der Wald so schattig ist,
Das macht die liebe Maienzeit,
Daß so rot das Röslein ist.

Meines Schatzes Lieb war das Röslein rot,
Das blüht am Waldesrain,
Und das grüne Laub, und das grüne Laub,
Als wie die Gedanken mein.

Nun ging die liebe Maienzeit,
Und die schöne Liebe zur Ruh',
Nun fallen die Blättlein all' herab
Und decken das Röslein zu.

Note: the Meyer-Helmund setting is misattributed to Redwitz in the score.

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Otto Roquette, Stuttgart und Tübingen, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1852, pages 169.

Composition:

Robert Franz

Text Authorship:

sometimes misattributed to Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)
by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Das macht das dunkelgrüne Laub", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The dark green foliage is the cause", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The dark green foliage is the cause

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Franz)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The dark green foliage is the cause
Of the forest being so shady;
The dear Maytime is the cause
Of the little rose being so red.

My darling’s love was the little red rose
That blooms on the forested slope,
And the green leaves, and the green leaves
Were like my thoughts.

Now the dear May-time
And the beautiful love have gone to rest,
Now the leaves all fall down
And cover up the little rose.

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a text in German (Deutsch) misattributed to Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891) and by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Das macht das dunkelgrüne Laub", appears in Liederbuch, first published 1852
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