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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Mailied (Die volle Welt)

(Sung text for setting by E. Schneider)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA SPA

  Wie herrlich leuchtet
Mir die Natur!
Wie glänzt die Sonne!
Wie lacht die Flur!

  Es dringen Blühten
Aus jedem Zweig
Und tausend Stimmen
Aus dem Gesträuch,

  Und Freud und Wonne
Aus jeder Brust.
O Erd', o Sonne!
O Glück, o Lust!

 ... 

  Du segnest herrlich
Das frische Feld,
Im Blütendampfe
Die volle Welt.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,3,5 of the original text.

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Composition:

Enjott Schneider

Lieder der Natur

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Maylied", written 1771

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Meilied", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "How marvellously does Nature shine for me!", copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Canzone di maggio", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Canción de mayo", written 2013

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 129

How marvellously does Nature shine for me!

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Schneider)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How marvellously 
does Nature shine for me!
How the sun gleams!
How the meadow laughs!

Blossoms burst forth 
From every branch
And a thousand voices
From the bushes!

And joy and bliss 
From every breast;
O Earth, o Sun, 
o Happiness, o Joy!

 ... 

You bless marvellously
The fresh field,
In a mist of blossoms, 
The full world.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,3,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 131