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Herzlich tut mich erfreuen Die fröhlich selige Sommerzeit, All mein Geblüt erneuen, Der Mai in Wonne freut, Die Lerch thut sich erschwingen Mit ihrem hellen Schall, Im Maien am Reihen, Im Maien sich freuen Alle Knaben und Mägdelein! Der Kukuk mit seinem Schreien Macht fröhlich jedermann, Des Abends fröhlich reihen Die Mädlein wohlgethan, Spazieren zu den Brunnen, Bekränzen sie zur Zeit, Im Maien am Reihen, Im Maien sich freuen Alle Knaben und Mägdelein! ... Des Morgens in dem Thaue Die Mädlein grasen gehn, Gar lieblich sich anschauen, Bei schönen Blümlein stehn, Daraus sie Kränzlein winden Und schenken's ihrem Schatz, Im Maien am Reihen, Im Maien sich freuen Alle Knaben und Mägdelein! Es grünet in dem Walde, Die Blumen blühen, blühen frei, Die Röslein auf dem Felde Von Farben mancherlei, Darum lob ich den Sommer, Dazu den Maien gut. Im Maien am Reihen, Im Maien sich freuen Alle Knaben und Mägdelein! ...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,6,3 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Im Maien, am Reihen", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 70, published 1896, stanzas 1,2,6,3 [ ssaa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Frühlingsblumen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 256
Heartily, I enjoy
the festive summer time;
All my blood is renewed,
May rejoices in pleasure;
The lark allows itself
a bright sound,
the birds sing sweetly,
and the nightingale too.
The cuckoo’s cry
makes everyone happy;
In the evening
the girls line up happily,
strolling to the fountain,
Crown them now with wreathes,
while all the world rejoices
in the delights of traveling far and wide
...
It is growing green in the forest,
the flowers are blooming freely,
The roses in the field
are of many colors;
A small flower is in the garden,
called forget me not,
attending to the precious herb
that makes the eyes shine.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,6,3 of the original text.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Frühlingsblumen", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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