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possibly by Jakob Matthesius (1752 - 1814)

Was im Mai die Blüthe röthet
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Was im Mai die Blüthe röthet, 
Lilla, das verschönt auch dich!  
Was am Weidenbach flötet 
Ist die Liebe, sicherlich! 

Sieh', zum Kuß der jungen Rose, 
Schwärmt die Honigsammler hin; 
Selbst das Würmchen in dem Moose 
Wirbt um seine Lieblingin. 

Aus dem Wonnebecher trinken 
Laß uns, Holde! kränzend gab 
Ihn die Jugend;  Morgen sinken 
Ihre Blumen schon ins Grab! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Poetische Blumenlese für das Jahr 1796. Musen Almanach 1796, Göttingen: Johann Christian Dieterich, 1796, page 142. identified as being by "J. Matthesius."


Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Jakob Matthesius (1752 - 1814), "Frühling und Liebe" [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 Hans Georg Nägeli (1773 - 1836), "Frühlingswonne" [ voice and piano ], note: one catalog gives the poet as F. von Matthisson [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Christian Schreiber (1781 - 1857), "Frühling und Liebe", published 1804 [ voice and piano ], from Sechzehn Lieder von Göthe, Mahlmann, Matthesius, A. W. Schlegel, C. Schreiber u. a. mit Begleitung des Pianoforte von C. Schreiber, no. 1, in Die Freimüthige, oder Ernst und Scherz: ein Unterhaltungsblatt, edited by August von Kotzebue and G. Merkel. Berlin: Heinrich Fröhlich, number 95, 12 May 1804, pages 378-379 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 58

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