May moon over the rooftree

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by Max Dauthendey (1867 - 1918)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Maimond über dem Dach

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Maimond über dem Dach,
Maimond sieht in das Haus,
Golden stehen die Scheiben,
Sehnsucht leuchtet heraus.
Draußen Blatt bei Blatt
Schlafen dunkel die Bäume,
Drinnen unter dem Dach
Liegt die Liebe wach.
Schwüre glühen im Dunkel,
Funkeln hinaus in die Nacht.

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Confirmed with Max Dauthendey. Gesammelte Werke in 6 Bänden. Band 4: Lyrik und kleinere Versichtungen. München 1925, page 101.

Text Authorship:

by Max Dauthendey (1867 - 1918), no title [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by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Maimond", 1912 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
by Josef Antonín Štěpán (1726 - 1797), "Mainacht", op. 7 no. 1 [ low voice and piano ], from April samt Mai, fünf Lieder für tiefere Stimme = Duben i Maj, pět písní pro nižší hlas, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CZE Czech (Čeština) [singable] (Marie Fantová) , "Májová noc"
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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May moon over the rooftree

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

May moon over the rooftree,
May moon gazes into the house,
The window panes are golden,
Yearning is shining out.
Outdoors, leaf by leaf,
The trees slumber darkly;
Indoors under the rooftree
Love lies wakeful.
Vows blaze in the darkness
Sparkle out into the night.

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Translations of title(s):
"Maimond" = "May moon"
"Mainacht" = "May night"

Text Authorship:

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