by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Komm, lieber Mai, und mache
Die Bäume wieder grün,
Und laß uns an dem Bache
Die Veilchen wieder blühn!
Wie möcht ich doch so gerne
Ein Blümlein wieder sehn,
Ach, lieber Mai, wie gerne
Einmal spazieren gehn!
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Mai", published 1918, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], from 5 Lieder zu Kinderreimen, no. 4, Vienna: Universal Edition
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), appears in Fritzchens Lieder, first published 1775
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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
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Verlangen naar de lente", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Come, dear May, and make the trees green again", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kevään kaipuu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nostalgie du printemps", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni, amato maggio", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 184