Die Folge der vier lieblichen Monate

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by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

First, April, she with mellow showers

Language: English

Our translations: CAT DUT DUT FRE GER

First, April, she with mellow showers
Opens the way for early flowers,
Then after her comes smiling May
In a more rich and sweet array,
Next enters June and brings us more
Gems than those two that went before,
Then (lastly,) July comes and she
More wealth brings in than all those three;
April! May! June! July!

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by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674) [author's text not yet checked 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "The succession of the four sweet months", 1950, from Five Flower Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "The four sweet months" [ chorus ], from Three Madrigals, no. 2, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Wijtse Rodenburg) , "April komt met haar milde regen", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , "De opeenvolging van de vier zachte maanden", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Die Folge der vier lieblichen Monate

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Die Folge der vier lieblichen Monate
April mit seinen milden Regen
bringt ersten Blumen reichen Segen;
hernach kommt lächelnd Monat Mai
in prächtigerem Schmuck herbei;
Mehr Edelsteine denn zuvor
bringt Monat Juni uns hervor;
zu guter Letzt schafft der Julai
mehr Reichtum noch als all die drei.

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a text in English by Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674)
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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-28
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Word count: 47