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by Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708 - 1754)

Der erste Tag im Monat May
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Der erste Tag im Monat May
Ist mir der glücklichste von allen.
Dich sah ich, und gestand dir frey,
Den ersten Tag im Monat May,
Daß dir mein Herz ergeben sey. 
Wenn mein Geständniß dir gefallen,
So ist der erste Tag im May
Für mich der glücklichste von allen.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Sämmtliche Poetische Werke des Herrn Friederich von Hagedorn. V. Theil. Oden und Lieder, Gedrückt für Franz Anton Schrämbl bey Ignaz Alberti, 1791, page 11. Note: modern spelling would change "May", "frey", and "sey" to "Mai", "frei", and "sei" respectively.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich von Hagedorn (1708 - 1754), title 1: "Der erste Mai", title 2: "Der erste May", written 1732, appears in Oden und Lieder [author's text checked 2 times 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 Valentin Görner (1702 - 1762), "Der erste Mai" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Pfohl (1862 - 1949), "Der erste Mai", op. 5 (Drei Lieder für 1 hohe Stimme und Klavier) no. 1, published 1892 [ high voice and piano ], Leipzig und Baden Baden, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted possibly by Heinrich (Hans) Wilhelm von Gerstenberg (1737 - 1823); composed by Daniel Friedrich Rudolph Kuhlau.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

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