by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)
Der Maiabend See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Umweht von Maiduft, unter des Blütenbaums
Helldunkel sehn wir Abendgewölk verglüh'n,
Des vollen Mond's Aufgang erwartend,
Und Filomelengesäng' im Thalbusch.
Lau war die Dämmrung, traulicher scherzten wir
Mit nachgeahmter Fröhlichkeit. Bald verstummt
In holdem Tiefsinn, saß das Mägdlein,
flüsterte wollen wir gehn? und ging nicht.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Der Maiabend", op. posth. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5 (1827?), published 1850, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Der Maiabend", appears in Oden und Lieder
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De Meiavond", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The May evening", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le soir de Mai", copyright © 2013, (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.
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