May song | Come, dear May, and make

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Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Mailied

Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG ITA POR

Komm, lieber Mai, und mache
Die Bäume wieder grün,
Und lass uns an dem Bache
Die kleinen Veilchen blühn!

Wie möchten wir so gerne
Ein Blümchen wieder sehn,
Und in die frische Ferne,
Ins grüne Freie gehen.

Komm, mach es bald gelinder,
Dass alles wieder blüht!
Dann wird das Flehn der Kinder 
Ein lautes Jubellied.

O komm und bring vor allen
Uns viele Rosen mit!
Bring auch viel Nachtigallen
Und schöne Kuckucks mit!

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It is based on

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), appears in Fritzchens Lieder, first published 1775
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Mailied", op. 79 no. 9[10] (1849), published 1849 [ vocal duet with piano ], from Liederalbum für die Jugend, no. 9[10], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text checked 2 times]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Meilied", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May song", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ritorna amato maggio", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , "Canção de Maio", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

May song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Come, dear May, and make
The trees green again,
And along the banks of the brook
Let the little violets bloom for us!
 
How dearly we would love
To see a little flower again,
And to walk into the fresh distance
And the great green outdoors.
 
Come, make it soon be milder,
So that everything blooms again!
Then the pleadings of the children
Will be [transformed into] a loud song of rejoicing.
 
Oh come, and before you do anything else
Bring us many roses!
Also bring many nightingales
And beautiful cuckoos!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Adolf Overbeck (1755 - 1821), appears in Fritzchens Lieder, first published 1775
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 91