O süßer Mai

O süßer Mai, der Strom ist frei,
ich steh verschlossen, mein Aug' verdrossen,
ich seh nicht deine grüne Tracht,
nicht deine buntgeblümte Pracht,
nicht deines Himmels blau, zur Erd ich schau. 

O süßer Mai, mich lasse frei,
wie den Gesang an den dunklen Hecken entlang.

by Karl Joachim ("Achim") Friedrich Ludwig von Arnim (1781-1831)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "O süßer Mai", op. 93a (Sechs Lieder und Romanzen) no. 3 (1883?). [satb]

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