Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
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Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (In the lovely month of May)
This is the first song in Robert Schumann's song cycle Dichterliebe. The text taken from Heinrich Heine's: Lyrisches Intermezzo inspired the composition of this song cycle in 1840.
[edit] German Text
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Knospen sprangen,
Da ist in meinem Herzen
Die Liebe aufgegangen.
Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Vögel sangen,
Da hab' ich ihr gestanden
Mein Sehnen und Verlangen.
[edit] Translation
In the lovely month of May,
when all the buds were bursting,
then within in my heart
love broke forth.
In the lovely month of May,
when all the birds were singing,
then I confessed to her
my longing and desire.
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[edit] References section
- Edited by Arthur Komar. (2005). Schumann Dichterliebe: An Authoritative Score * Historical Background * Essays in Analysis * Views and Comments, New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-09904-0
