by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)
When the first summer bee
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When the first summer bee O'er the young rose shall hover, Then, like that gay rover, I'll come to thee. He to flowers, I to lips, full of sweets to the brim - What a meeting, what a meeting for me and him! Then, to every bright tree In the garden he'll wander, While I, oh! much fonder, Will stay with thee. In search of new sweetness through thousands he'll run While I find the sweetness of thousands in one.
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When the first summer bee", subtitle: "German Air" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
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- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 79
Bald, wenn die Biene hier
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Bald, wenn die Biene hier Summt um die Rose, Dann, grad' wie die Lose, Komm' ich zu dir! Sie Blumen, ich Lippen, süß, duftend und glüh - Welch Finden, welch Finden für mich und für sie! Dann jedes Beetes Zier Naht sie mit neuer Begierde - doch treuer Bleib' ich bei dir; Sie sammelt bei Tausenden Süßigkeit sich, Doch Tausender Süße in einer find' ich.
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Text Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "When the first summer bee" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When the first summer bee", subtitle: "German Air"
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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 Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Bald, wenn die Biene hier summt", op. 81 (Fünf Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 3, published 1842 [ SATB chorus ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 63