Now the mountain is turning green, now the valley is blooming

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by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Im Mai

(Sung text for setting by L. Thuille)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Nun grünt der Berg, nun blüht das Tal
  In Maienlust und Duft,
Und Vogelsang und Sonnenstrahl
  Wogt durch die linde Luft.

Was Leben hat, das lobt den Mai
  In Blüten und Gesang,
Komm süsses Lieb, dass nicht uns zwei
  Der Frühling finde krank.

Die liebste Ehr', die ihm geschieht
  Zu dieser schönen Zeit
Ist doch, wenn Aug' in Auge sieht
  Voll stiller Seligkeit.

Note: titled "Im Mai" in the 1873 edition.

Composition:

Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille

Text Authorship:

by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Das schönste Lob", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 89

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le plus bel éloge", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

Now the mountain is turning green, now...

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Thuille)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Now the mountain is turning green, now the valley is blooming
In the joy of May and in the scents of May,
And birdsong and sunbeams
Surge through the mild air.

Everything that has life praises May
In blossoms and in song,
Come, my sweet love, that spring
Does not find us ill.

The dearest honour that can come to spring
At this beautiful time
Is, after all, when two lovers gaze
Into each other's eyes with quiet bliss.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Das schönste Lob", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 89
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-25
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