Frühlingslied
Language: German (Deutsch) after the German (Deutsch)
O, himmlisch, himmlisch ist der Mai gekommen,
Mit Herrlichkeit und Blüthenduft,
Die Wolken scheinen silbern hergeschwommen,
Und Lenzes Jubel füllt die weiche Luft.
Und weithin schallt
In Flur und Wald:
Der Mai ist da!
Ein unbegreiflich wunderliches Sehnen
Durchzieht mit seinem Hauch die Brust,
Es lacht das Auge und es ringt mit Thränen,
Kommt über uns die holde Maienlust.
Und weithin schallt
In Flur und Wald:
Der Mai ist da!
Die süße Liebe klopft mit leisem Finger
An jedes Menschenherz, geh, sei kein Thor,
Und folge jubelnd diesem Allbezwinger,
Sie hebt dich in den schönsten Lenz empor.
Und weithin schallt
In Flur und Wald:
Der Mai ist da!
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- by Hermann Erler , "Frühlingslied", published [1892] [ voice and piano ], in: Aus eines Bildners Seelenleben. Plastik, Malerei und Poesie, Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring song", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Spring song
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh, May has come in a heavenly, heavenly manner,
With splendour and the scent of blossoms,
The clouds seem as if they had drifted hither, edged with silver,
And spring rejoicing fills the soft air.
And into the distance resounds
In meadow and forest:
May is here!
With its wafting, an incomprehensibly
Wondrous yearning passes through my breast,
Our eyes laugh and struggle with tears,
When the lovely joy of May comes over us.
And into the distance resounds
In meadow and forest:
May is here!
With gentle fingers, sweet love knocks
Upon every human heart, go, do not be a fool,
And follow this all-conquering one with rejoicing,
[Love] lifts you up into the most beautiful springtime.
And into the distance resounds
In meadow and forest:
May is here!
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