by
Julius Rodenberg (1831 - 1914)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Nun bricht aus allen Zweigen
Das maienfrische Grün,
Die ersten Lerchen steigen,
Die ersten Veilchen blüh'n;
Und golden liegen Tal und Höh'n --
O Welt, du bist so wunderschön
Im Maien!
Und wie die Knospen springen,
Da regt sich's allzumal;
Die muntern Vögel singen,
Die Quelle rauscht in's Tal;
Und freudig hallt das Lustgetön:
O Welt, du bist so wunderschön
Im Maien!
Wie sich die Bäume wiegen
Im lieben Sonnenschein!
Wie hoch die Vögel fliegen,
Ich möchte hinterdrein;
Möcht' jubeln über Tal und Höh'n:
O Welt, du bist so wunderschön,
Im Maien!
Composition:
Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Im Maien", 1908, published 1912 [ voice and piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.19
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-26
Line count: 21
Word count: 102
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Now from all branches bursts forth
The greenery in its May freshness,
The first larks rise,
The first violets bloom;
And valley and heights lie golden --
Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful,
In May!
And as the buds burst open,
There is a general stirring;
The merry birds sing,
The water-spring rushes into the valley;
And the joyful noise rings out:
Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful,
In May!
How the trees sway
In the dear sunshine!
How high the birds fly,
I would like to follow them;
I would like to rejoice above valley and heights:
Oh world, you are so wondrously beautiful,
In May!
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