by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Robert, vicomte d'Humières (1868 - 1915)
Fête de mai
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Superbe dieu d'avril, ô soleil
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert, vicomte d'Humières (1868 - 1915)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Maylied", written 1771
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Adela Maddison (c1862 - 1929), "Fête de mai", op. 15 no. 3, published 1902 [ high voice and piano ], from Trois mélodies sur des poésies de Goethe, no. 3, Paris, Éd. A. Quinzard & Cie., also set in German (Deutsch)
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Otto Manninen (1872 - 1950) , "Kevätlaulu" ; composed by Erkki Gustaf Melartin.
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