Was brummt mir um die Ohren denn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Was brummt mir um die Ohren denn
Fortwährend hier herum,
Was soll das ew'ge Schwirren hier,
Das ewige Gesumm'?
Was surrt, was schwirrt, was flattert denn?
Maikäfer sind's, ja, ja!
Nun Herz, wach' auf, nun ist es Zeit,
Der Mai, der Mai ist da.
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Confirmed with Preußischer Volksfruend, Neunter Jahrgang, (23. September 1844), Nro. 132, page 527.
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What is buzzing here around
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What is buzzing here around
My ears continually,
Why the eternal whirring here,
The eternal humming?
What is whirring, was is buzzing, what is fluttering then?
It is maybugs, yes, yes!
Now heart, awake, now it is time,
May, May is here.
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Translations of title(s):
"Der Mai ist da!" = "May is here!"
"Der Maikäfer" = "The maybug"
"Liedchen" = "Little song"
"Wach auf!" = "Awake!"
"Was brummt mir um die Ohren" = "What is buzzing around my ears"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Ferdinand Meyer (1811 - 1894), title 1: "Liedchen", title 2: "Der Maikäfer", title 3: "Wach auf!", title 4: "Der Mai ist da!"
This text was added to the website: 2023-01-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 42