by August Ferdinand Meyer (1811 - 1894)
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]1, nun ist es Zeit, Der Mai, der Mai ist da.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Preußischer Volksfruend, Neunter Jahrgang, (23. September 1844), Nro. 132, page 527.
1 in some publications of the poem: "Frisch auf, frisch auf!"Authorship:
- by August Ferdinand Meyer (1811 - 1894), title 1: "Liedchen", title 2: "Der Maikäfer", title 3: "Wach auf!", title 4: "Der Mai ist da!" [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 Carl Theodor Seiffert (1803 - 1885), "Was brummt mir um die Ohren", op. 2 no. 6, published 1835 [ voice and piano ], Schleusingen: Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
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