by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776)
Minnelied im Mai See original
Language: German (Deutsch)
Holder klingt der Vogelsang, Wann die Engelreine, Die mein junges Herz bezwang, Wandelt durch die Haine. Röther blühen Thal und Au, Grüner wird der Wasen, Wo die Finger meiner Frau Maienblumen lasen. Ohne sie ist alles todt, Welk sind Blüt' und Kräuter; Und kein Frühlingsabendroth Dünkt mir schön und heiter. Traute, minnigliche Frau, Wollest nimmer fliehen; Daß mein Herz, gleich dieser Au, Mög' in Wonne blühen!
Note: This is the version as published by Voß. The initial version of this poem, according to Hölty's manuscript, has one more stanza and is quite different (see below).
Note: According to Neue Gesamtausgabe Schubert set only stanzas 1 and 2, in his autograph he crossed out the repeat mark at the end.
Composition:
- Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Minnelied im Mai", op. 8 (Zwölf Gesänge [nos. 2, 3, and 12 are by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 1 (1828)
Text Authorship:
- by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Minnelied", written 1773
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Minnelied", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Delightfully sound the birdsongs", copyright ©
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant d'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Max Mader) (Tsippora Samberg) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Antonio Zencovich) , "Canzone d'amore", copyright © 2014, (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: 16
Word count: 65