May has come | May has come

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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Mai ist gekommen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Der Mai ist gekommen,
  Da wollen wir uns freu'n;
Die Liese ist mein Bräutchen, 
  Hans soll der Spielmann sein!¹

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• E. Frank

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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 40.

¹ Frank adds

Duiduidum!

Es grünt schon der Anger,
  Es duftet schon und sprießt,
Herr Mai, sei uns willkommen,
  Sei uns gar freundlich gegrüßt. 
Duiduidum!

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Der Mai ist gekommen", op. 14 no. 3, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 3, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May has come", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 4
Word count: 20

May has come

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

May has come,
  Let us be happy;
Liesel is my little bride,
  Hans is to be the musician!¹

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¹ Frank adds:

Doodle, doodle dee!

The village common is already growing green,
  There are scents and sprouting,
Lord May, be welcome,
  Be very amiably greeted by us. 
Doodle, doodle dee!

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-28
Line count: 4
Word count: 19