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possibly by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

O süßer Mai

(Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

    O süßer Mai, 
Der Strom ist frei,
Ich steh verschlossen, 
Mein Aug' verdrossen,
Ich seh nicht deine grüne Tracht,
Nicht deine buntgeblümte Pracht,
Nicht dein Himmelblau, 
Zur Erd' ich schau;
O süßer Mai, 
Mich lasse frei,
Wie den Gesang 
An den dunklen Hecken entlang.

Composition:

Johannes Brahms

Text Authorship:

possibly by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781 - 1831), no title

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "O zoete mei", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O sweet May", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô doux moi de Mai", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 46

O zoete mei

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Brahms)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

O zoete mei, 
de stroom is vrij,
Ik sta hier treurig, 
mijn blik humeurig,
Ik zie niets van je groene dracht,
Niets van je bonte bloemenpracht,
Niet je hemelblauw, 
ik d' aard' beschouw.
O zoete mei, 
laat mij toch vrij,
Zoals het lied 
dat langs donk’re hagen vervliet.

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