Junebugs | When the June bugs fly

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by Julius Gersdorff (1849 - 1907)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Junikäfer

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wenn die Junikäfer fliegen, 
Kommt die Lieb' im Rosenschleier 
Und vor holden Mädchens Thüre 
Voller Sehnsucht harrt der Freier.
Juni ist die Zeit der Rosen, 
Bringt der Liebe Sieg; -- 
Junikäfer, Junikäfer, 
Lustig flieg'! 

Wenn die Junikäfer fliegen,
Sind die Tage hell und sonnig
Und zum Küssen laue Nächte
Voller Düfte, hold und wonnig.
Amor spitzet seine Pfeile
Zu der Liebe Krieg. -- 
Junikäfer, Junikäfer, 
Lustig flieg'!

Confirmed with Lautenspielers Lieder: Gedichte von Julius Gersdorff, Dresden, Verlag von Moritz Rätze, 1894, page 13.

Text Authorship:

by Julius Gersdorff (1849 - 1907), "Junikäfer", appears in Lautenspielers Lieder [author's text checked 1 time 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 Jan (or Johann) Sluníčko (1852 - 1923), "Junikäfer", op. 17 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Augsburg, Böhm & Sohn [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Junebugs", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 65

Junebugs

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When the June bugs fly,
Love comes in a rosy veil
And full of yearning, the wooer stands
Before the door of the lovely maiden.
June is the time of roses,
Brings love’s victory; --
June bug, June bug,
Fly merrily!

When the June bugs fly,
The days are bright and sunny
And the warm nights are for kissing
Full of scents, beautiful and blissful.
Cupid sharpens his arrows
For the war of love. --
June bug, June bug,
Fly merrily!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Julius Gersdorff (1849 - 1907), "Junikäfer", appears in Lautenspielers Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2024-06-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 79