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by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)

Schöner Mai, bist über Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schöner Mai, bist über Nacht
  Wie ein Traum davon geflogen,
Und die Lust, die du gebracht,
  Ist an mir vorbei gezogen.

Alle Blumen sind verblüht,
  Die ich mir zum Kranz erkoren,
Und mein Herz, das heiß erglüht,
  Sagt mir, daß ich mehr verloren.

Leise klagt mit süßem Klang
Nachtigall dein frühes Scheiden,
Und ich weiß nicht, bringt ihr Sang
Hoffnung oder tiefres Leiden?

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Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887), "Nachruf", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch: Lieder, no. 76, first published 1848 [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 Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Nachruf" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "Schöner Mai, bist über Nacht", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder von [Wilhelm] Osterwald für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Eulenburg [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Schöner Mai, bist über Nacht", op. 30 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

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