Nun grünt der Berg, nun blüht das Tal
  In Maienlust und Duft,
Und Vogelsang und Sonnenstrahl
  Wogt durch die linde Luft.

Was Leben hat, das lobt den Mai
  In Blüten und Gesang,
Komm süsses Lieb, dass nicht uns zwei
  Der Frühling [schelte]1 krank.

Die liebste Ehr', die ihm geschieht
  Zu dieser schönen Zeit
Ist doch, wenn Aug' in Auge sieht
  Voll stiller Seligkeit.

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Note: titled "Im Mai" in the 1873 edition.

¹ Thuille: "finde"

Text Authorship:

• by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Das schönste Lob", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 89 [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 Johann Baptiste André (1823 - 1882), "Das schönste Lob", op. 16 (Sechs Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], Berlin, Paez [sung text not yet checked]
• by Franz Behr (1837 - 1898), "Nun grünt der Berg", op. 338 (Vier Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Braunschweig, Bauer [sung text not yet checked]
• by (Carl) August Fischer (1828 - 1892), "Nun grünt der Berg", op. 6 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1889 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Annecke [sung text not yet checked]
• by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Im Mai", op. 11 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1847 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Stern & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Franz Krinninger , "Im Mai", op. 14 (Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1880 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Wiener-Neustadt, Wedl [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Richard Ferdinand Würst (1824 - 1881), "Im Mai", op. 15 (Vier Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1851 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto ], Berlin, Guttentag [sung text not yet checked]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

• by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Im Mai", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder für 1 hohe Singstimme mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1887 [ high voice and piano ], note: the third stanza is repeated at the end ; title in English: "In May"; Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le plus bel éloge", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

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