Le serin | C'est le mois de mai, enfant

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by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der Zeisig

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE FRE

Wir sind ja, Kind, im Maie,
Wirf Buch und Heft von dir!
Komm' einmal her in's Freie,
Und sing' ein Lied mit mir.

Komm, singen fröhlich beide
Wir einen Wettgesang,
Und wer da will, entscheide,
Wer von uns besser sang!

Note: at the top of the Schumann score is the following text: "Ein Lied aus ihrem frühsten Mädchenalter, vielleicht schon im elften Jahre gedichtet. So reizend naive enthalten die Dichtungen jener Zeit an die Hundert. Auf das tiefste spiegelt sie überall die Wirklichkeit ab."

Text Authorship:

by Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Der Zeisig", appears in Gemäldesammlung in vierundzwanzig Sälen, in 2. Zweiter Saal, no. 4, first published 1819 [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Zeisig", op. 104 no. 4 (1851), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann zur Erinnerung an die Dichterin, no. 4, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El lluer", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het sijsje", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The siskin", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le serin", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Le chardonneret", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

Le serin

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

C'est le mois de mai, enfant,
Pose loin de toi livre et cahier !
Sors à l'air libre
Et chante une chanson avec moi.

Viens, chantons joyeusement tous les deux
Dans un concours de chant.
Et que qui le veut décide
Qui est le meilleur chanteur de nous deux !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Elisabeth Kulmann (1808 - 1825), "Der Zeisig", appears in Gemäldesammlung in vierundzwanzig Sälen, in 2. Zweiter Saal, no. 4, first published 1819
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 48