The first kiss | I wish to sing you a sweet song

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possibly by Friedrich Wilhelm Viol (1817 - 1874)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der erste Kuss

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ich will Dir singen ein süsses Lied,
Das Lied der ersten Liebe!
Wie schön ist’s, wenn der Maien blüht,
Wenn grünen die jungen Triebe.

Es rauscht und säuselt im Blütenhain,
Es duftet auf allen Gängen.
Der warme Frühlingssonnenschein
Will alle Knospen sprengen.

Im Wald die Vöglein rufen laut
Mit sangeslust’ger Kehle,
Dass jeder ein holdes Liebchen traut
Zum Kosen sich auserwähle.

Du giebst mir den ersten wonnigen Kuss,
Es darf Dich fürwahr nicht schrecken!
Du sollst ja mit Deinem süssen Gruss
Das Lied in der Brust mir wecken!

Note: the Bürgel score gives the poet as "Dr. W. Viol"

Text Authorship:

possibly by Friedrich Wilhelm Viol (1817 - 1874) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Konstantin Bürgel (1837 - 1909), "Der erste Kuss", op. 26 (Vier Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte ) no. 3, published 1875 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], Nürnberg, Schmid [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The first kiss", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2015-01-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 88

The first kiss

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I wish to sing you a sweet song,
The song of first love!
How lovely it is when the wildflowers bloom,
When the young sprigs become green.

It soughs and rustles in the blossoming grove,
There are lovely scents upon all the pathways,
The warm spring sunshine
Wishes to make all the buds burst forth.

In the forest the birds call loudly
With throats that delight in singing,
That everyone should choose for himself
A lovely sweetheart to cuddle.

You give me the first delightful kiss,
It truly must not startle you!
With your sweet greeting you are
To awaken the song in my breast!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Friedrich Wilhelm Viol (1817 - 1874)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 105