Duld' es still, wenn von den Zweigen
Von den überfüllten Zweigen,
Blüten weh'n ins fromme Haar,
Und sich sacht herüberneigen, 
So im Durst herüberneigen,
Lippen sich auf Lippenpaar.

Sieh, ein Beben süß und wunderlich
Rinnt durch übersonnte Blätterreihen.
Alle Blüten, die sie niederstreuen,
Segen streuen sie auf dich und mich.

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Confirmed with Ludwig Jacobowski, Leuchtende Tage. Neue Gedichte 1896-1898, Minden in Westf.: J.C.C. Bruns' Verlag, 1900, page 30.

Authorship

• by Ludwig Jacobowski (1868 - 1900), "Maienblüten", appears in Leuchtende Tage. Neue Gedichte, in Komtesse, first published 1900 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Maienblüten", 1909, published 1910 [voice and piano], in Lieder und Gesänge, I. Folge, Nr.16, also set in English [ sung text checked 1 time]
• by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Maienblüten", op. 66 (Zwölf Lieder) no. 5 (1902) [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in English, a translation by Addie Funk FRE ; composed by Joseph Marx.
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• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May blossoms", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Fleurs de mai", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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