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by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172)

Mailied nach Wernher von Tegernsee
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Der Mai, der liebe Maie,
der bringt der Blumen viel;
ich trag' ein freies Gemüte,
ich weiß wohl, wem ich's will.

Ich will's einem freien Gesellen,
der wirbt in Lieb' um mich;
er trägt wohl Samt und Seide,
er trägt es nur für mich.

Er meint, es säng' die Nachtigall,
da war's eine Jungfrau fein;
und kann sie sein nicht worden,
so trauert das Herze sein.

Text Authorship:

  • by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172) [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 Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Mailied nach Wernher von Tegernsee", op. 13 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 5, published 1873 [ satb chorus ], Mainz: Schott [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May-song after Wernher von Tegernsee", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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