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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Süß' Liebe liebt den Mai
 (Sung text for setting by F. Silcher)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Ein Bursch' und Mägdlein flink und schön, 
Mit heisa und ha, und juchheisa trala!
Die täten durch die Fluren geh'n,
Zur Maienzeit, der wonnigen Blütezeit,
wann Vögelein singen tirlirelirei,
Süß' Liebe liebt den Mai.

Sie sangen diese Melodei
Mit heisa und ha, und juchheisa trala!
Wie's Leben nur 'ne  Blume sei zur Maienzeit,
Der wonnigen Blütezeit,
wann Vögelein singen tirlirelirei,
Süß' Liebe liebt den Mai.

So nutzt die gegenwärt'ge Zeit
Mit heisa und ha, und juchheisa trala!
Denn Liebe lacht im Jugendkleid zur Maienzeit,
Der wonnigen Blütezeit,
wann Vögelein singen tilirelirei,
Süß' Liebe liebt den Mai.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Süß' Liebe liebt den Mai", op. 14 no. 9 (c1830) [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Zwölf Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen, drittes Heft, no. 9, Tübingen: Heinrich Laupp'sche Buchhandlung

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in As You Like It, Act V, Scene 3
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Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 96

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