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Am ersten Tage des Maien Der Blumen ging ich mich freuen; Ein Vöglein kam den Busch entlang, Von Liebe das Vöglein sang. O Vöglein, du kommst von Firenze, So sag' mir von Lieb' in dem Lenze: "Die Liebe beginnt mit Schallen und Tönen, "Die Liebe, sie endet in Jammer und Tränen."
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Confirmed with Ferdinand Gregorovius, Wanderjahre in Italien, Erster Band, Figuren. Geschichte, Leben und Scenerie aus Italien, Vierte Auflage, Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1874, page 315.
Text Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 25 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Otto Breve , "Am ersten Tage des Maien", op. 2 no. 5, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Volkslieder aus dem Toskanischen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, München, Aibl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexander von Fielitz (1860 - 1930), "Am ersten Tag des Maien", op. 6 (Sechs Gesänge für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1890 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Am ersten Tage des Maien", op. 11 no. 10, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn toscanische Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Mannheim, Sohler & D. [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Ludwig) Bernhard Hopffer (1840 - 1877), "Am ersten Tage des Maien", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Am ersten Tage des Maien", op. 3 no. 10, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 10, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Reinhold (1854 - 1935), "Am ersten Tag des Maien", op. 49 no. 1, published 1889 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Toskanische Lieder, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Schneller , "Am ersten Tage des Maien", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien nach Ferd. Gregorovius für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, Heft 1, no. 7, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by J. Sipergk , "Am ersten Tag des Maien", published 1875 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Volkslieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernst Edward Taubert (1838 - 1934), "Am ersten Tage des Maien", op. 20 no. 4, published 1872 [ voice and piano ], from Toscanische Melodien von Ferdinand Gregorovius, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julius Weismann (1879 - 1950), "Am ersten Tage des Maien", op. 3 (Acht toskanische Lieder nach Ferdinand Gregorovius:) no. 3 (1900) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Tyson Wolff (1840 - 1907), "Am ersten Tage des Maien ", op. 29 no. 6, published 1886 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Zwölf toscanische Melodieen (nach Texten aus dem Volk), no. 6, Leipzig, (W. Dietrich.) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Würz (1885 - 1965), "Am ersten Tag des Maien", 1919, published 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder, no. 9, München, Otto Halbreiter [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 51
On the first day of May I went to delight in the flowers; A birdlet hopped along the bush, The birdlet sang of love. Oh birdlet, you come from Florence, So tell me of love in the springtime: "Love begins with resounding and chiming, "Love ends in misery and tears."
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Translations of title(s):
"Am ersten Tag des Maien" = "On the first day of May"
"Am ersten Tage des Maien" = "On the first day of May"
Text Authorship:
- 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 Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 25
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Tuscan [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2024-05-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 50