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by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Mai

(Sung text for setting by P. Klenau)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FIN FRE ITA LIT

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!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Paul von Klenau

5 Lieder zu Kinderreimen

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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 184

Come, dear May, and make the trees green again

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Klenau)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Come, dear May, and make
 the trees green again,
 and by the brook, let
 the little violets bloom for me!
 How I would love 
 to see a violet again -
 ah, dear May, how gladly
 I would take a walk!

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 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.
Line count: 40
Word count: 204