Im Mai

Düfte wogen auf und nieder,
In den Lüften süsser Schall,
Stille Blumen, laute Lieder,
Engel Gottes überall!

Und schon ward mein Herz zur Blume
Und der Blume Duft zum Lied,
Das im klaren Heiligtume
Aufwärts mit den Engeln zieht!

Input by Sharon Krebs

Authorship

by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816-1896) , title unknown

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

by Felix (August Bernhard) Draeseke (1835-1913) , "Im Mai", op. 16 no. 2, published 1894 [high voice and piano], from Weihestunden, no. 2, Dresden, Hoffarth
by Volkmar Schurig , "Im Mai", op. 15 (4 Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1885 [mixed chorus a cappella], Dresden, Näumann

ENG English (Laurie Cronin) , "In May", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2007-07-01.

Notes about green, red, and white dots

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