Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Knospen sprangen, 1 
Da ist in meinem Herzen
Die Liebe aufgegangen.

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai,
Als alle Vögel sangen, 2
Da hab' ich ihr gestanden
Mein Sehnen und Verlangen.

by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 1

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

by August Ritter von Adelburg (1830-1873) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 112 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2.
by Károly Aggházy (1855-1918) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 30 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1.
by Th. Allekotte , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 32 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Julius Alsleben (1832-1894) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 16 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1860. [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Constantin C. von Bach , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 37 (Vier Lieder) no. 1.
by Béla Bartók (1881-1945) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", 1894?8?, from Drei Lieder, no. 1.
by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820-1867) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 10 (Sechs kleine Lieder) no. 2, published 1848. [voice and piano]
by Rafael Behn , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 5 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.
by E. M. Benson , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1914 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Two Songs, no. 2.
by Nicolai Berendt , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 3 (Vier Lieder) no. 4.
by Gustav Bergmann (1837-1892) , "Maienliebe", op. 4. [three voices and piano]
by Alfred Blume , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Lieder) no. 1.
by Moninia Luax Botsford , "Im Mai"
by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833-1881) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 33 (Lieder) no. 3.
by Albert Bratfisch (1823-1874) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 5 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Hans (August Alexander) Bronsart (1830-1913) , "Gedicht von Heine", published 1855, from 30 Lieder, no. 13.
by Moritz Brosig (1815-1887) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 17 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1. [baritone and piano]
by Gerard Bunk (1888-1958) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 13 (Zehn Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine) no. 9.
by Maurice Georg Chemin-Petit (1832-1885) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 26 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1.
by Hans Decker , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 20 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1.
by Anton Deprosse (1838-1878) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 26 (Sieben Lieder) no. 6, published 1868.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Dietz (1833-1897) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 5 (Drei Lieder von Heine) no. 2.
by (Victor) Felix von Dwelshauvers-Déry , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"
by Catharinus Elling (1858-1942) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 16 (Vier Lieder von Heine) no. 2, published 1885. [high voice and piano]
by M. Ender , "Im Mai", from Drei Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 1.
by Otto Fiebach (1851-1937) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Lieder, no. 6
by E. Flügel , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1.
by Richard Flury (1896-1967) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1949, from 5 Lieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine und Julius Arent
by Don Forsythe (1932-) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published c2004-5 [low voice and piano], from Eine Dichtererzählung - Frühlingzyklus, no. 12.
by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 25 (Sechs Lieder) no. 5, published 1870?
by H. Fuchs , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 5 (Lieder) no. 3.
by Gerald M. Ginsburg (1932-) , "Monat Mai", 2001, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 5.
by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820-1900) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 6 (Fliegende Blätter: Sieben Lieder) no. 1.
by Ferdinand Gumbert (1818-1896) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 6 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.
by H. Haeberlein , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 12 (Zweistimmige Lieder) no. 1.
by J. Ch. W. Hahn , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 20 (Drei Lieder) no. 2. [baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano]
by Knut Håkansson (1887-1929) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", 1905.
by Ivar Hallström (1826-1901) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", 1861.
by William Gardiner Hammond (1874-1945) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1903-9, from Heine Songs, no. 1.
by Ludwig Hartmann (1836-1910) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder) no. 1.
by Paul Hassenstein (1843-1927) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 19 (Lieder) no. 2.
by Wilhelm Heinefetter (1833-1934) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 18 (Vier Lieder) no. 4.
by Richard Heinze (1845-1893) , "Der wunderschöne Monat Mai", op. 123.
by Henrik Hennings (1848-1923) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 18 (Zwölf Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 8, published 1878.
by Gottfried Herrmann (1808-1878) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 8 (Lieder) no. 1, published 1873.
by Hedwig Hertz , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1867 [medium voice and piano], from Zwölf Lieder von Heinrich Heine, no. 11.
by Johann Heuchemer (1826-1858) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 8 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1858. [mixed chorus]
by Marie Hinrichs (1828-1891) , "Im Mai", op. 1 (Neun Gesänge) no. 7, published 1846.
by K. Hofmann , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 48.
by J. A. Holtzmann , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 7.
by A. Honndorf , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 14 (Lieder) no. 1.
by Oswald Horlacher , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.
by Heinrich Huber , "Heine-Revue", from Dichter unbekannt, no. 4.
by Homer Corliss Humphrey (1880-?) , "Im wunderschonen maonat Mai [sic]"
by Peter Ivers , "Im Mai"
by Peter Janssens (1934-) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1976, from Heinrich Heine Song Buch, no. 3.
by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927-) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", 1994-5, published c1998 [tenor and piano], from Ein Liederbuch nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, Abteilung III
by Friedrich [Fritz] Kirchner (1840-1907) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 121.
by Martin Klassert , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 30 (Lieder) no. 1.
by Otto Adolf Klauwell (1851-1917) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 30. [tenor and piano]
by August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (1847-1902) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 20 (Liebestraum : Sechs Gesänge nach Heine) no. 1.
by J. Koffka , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Vier Lieder von Heine, no. 3.
by Henning Karl Adam von Koss (1855-1913) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Sieben Lieder) no. 1.
by Franz Krezma (1862-1881) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", 1876.
by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810-1882) , "Im Mai", op. 17 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3.
by Paul Kuczynski (1846-1897) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 18--?, from Vierzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 1.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "Im Mai", op. 33, Heft 1 no. 6, from Sängerfahrt : sechzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 6.
by Adolf, Baron von Lauer , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 6 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 5.
by Henry J. Lautz , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 3 (Heine-Lieder (Heine-Songs)) no. 1, published 1909, also set in English
by Louis Lavater (1867-1953) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Six Songs by Heinrich Heine) no. 2, published 1895, also set in English
by Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 2003?, stanza 1 [vocalist with instrumental ensemble], from Im wunderschönen Monat Mai : dreimal sieben Lieder nach Schumann und Schubert, no. 1.
by F. G. Liebing , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 19 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6.
by Ernst Löwenberg (1896-) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder von Heine) no. 1.
by Franz Josef Löwenstamm (1843-1903) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 1.
by A. Luda , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 9 (Drei Lieder) no. 3. [soprano and piano]
by G. W. Mackrodt , "Im Mai", op. 5 (Lieder) no. 4.
by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", fragment
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", 1837. [two women's voices and piano]
by Gustav Adolf Merkel (1827-1885) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4.
by Jan W. Morthenson (1940-) , "Frühlingslied", published c1987. [mezzo-soprano, bass clarinet, and piano]
by Henry Muldrow (1954-) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai" [voice, soprano saxophone, and piano; or voice, trumpet, and guitar]
by Fredric Myrow , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai" [soprano, flute, viola, and two cellos], from Vier Lieder im Frühling, no. 2.
by Karl Guido Nakonz (1833-1907) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5.
by Emil Naumann (1827-1888) , "Im Mai", op. 4 (Acht Lieder) no. 3.
by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841-1890) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 21 (Drei Lieder) no. 1.
by Ethelbert Nevin (1862-1901) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Sketchbook) no. 2, published 1888.
by Gary Noland , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 19 (Four Heine Lieder) no. 2, published 1990. [soprano and piano]
by Paul Christian Georg Pabst (1854-1894) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Lieder, no. 2
by Chr. R. Petersen , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 12. [piano and voice ad libitum]
by Dávid Popper (1843-1913) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1.
by Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger (1815-1891) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1865?, from Fünf Lieder von H. Heine, no. 5.
by James P. Prior , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Lieder, no. 6
by J. Renaud , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 2 no. 6.
by Carl Ressler , "Im wunderschönen Mai", from Lieder, Heft 1, no. 1
by Hermann Julius Richter , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3.
by James Hotchkiss Rogers (1857-1940) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1908 [high voice and piano], from Two poems by H. Heine, no. 1, also set in English
by Jakob Rosenhain (1813-1894) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 23 (Vier Lieder von H. Heine) no. 1.
by Julius Schäffer (1823-1902) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 9 (Sechs Gesänge), Heft 1 no. 1.
by G. Scheller , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 1 (Zwölf Lieder), Heft 1 no. 5. [soprano and piano]
by Heinrich Schnell (?-1884) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 8 (Lieder) no. 3.
by Hermann Schreyer , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Fünf Lieder und Gesänge) no. 1.
by Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 48 no. 1, from Dichterliebe, no. 1.
by Alwin Schutzer , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 13 (Sechs Lieder) no. 6.
by Hilarius Freiherr von Siegroth (1832-?) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Vier Lieder) no. 2.
by Johan August Söderman (1832-1876) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1859, from Heidenröslein : Liederzyklus nach Heine, no. 1, also set in Swedish
by Leopold Sprowacker , "Madame, ich liebe Sie! : Wiener Lied", op. 119.
by Wilhelm Steifensand (1820-1882) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Lieder, no. 1
by Emil Steinkühler (1824-) , "Im Mai: von Heine" [soprano or tenor and piano]
by Karl Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871-1927) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Junge Liebe : sångcykel, no. 1.
by Anton Urspruch (1850-1907) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 6 (Liebeslieder nach Texten von Heinrich Heine), Heft 1 no. 2, published 1876.
by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858-1929) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", published 1878.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 55 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 2 no. 4, published 1851. [tenor and piano]
by Arnold Wehner , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 2 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 1.
by Max Werner , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"
by Maude Valérie White (1855-1937) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai"
by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm (1815-1873) , "Im Mai"
by Theodor Winkelmann , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Neun Lieder, no. 9.
by A. Woeltge , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", op. 6 (Fünf Lieder) no. 3. [soprano and piano]
by Z. Ziegler , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", from Drei Lieder, no. 2, also set in French

by William Gardiner Hammond (1874-1945) , "The lovely month of May", published 1903-9, from Heine Songs, no. 1.

by Samuel Alman , "Benisan, bayafeh", published 1928, from Five Hebrew Songs from the Book of Songs by Heinrich Heine, no. 1.

by Guglielmo Andreoli (1862-1932) , "Era di maggio", op. 7 (4 melodie) no. 1, published 190-?
by Luigi Ferrari Trecate (1884-1964) , "In maggio nel bel mese", 1904, published c1930, from Sette breve canzoni romantiche : dal canzioniere di Heine : prima serie, no. 1.

by John Ford Barbour , "'Twas in the lovely month of May"

by Henry J. Lautz , "'Twas in the lovely month of May", op. 3 (Heine-Lieder (Heine-Songs)) no. 1, published 1909, also set in German

by Alice Barnett (1886-1975) , "'Twas in the glorious month of May", published 1908.
by Garnet Wolseley Cox , "'Twas in the glorious month of May", op. 1 (Three songs : words translated from Heine) no. 1, published 1898.
by Henry Kimball Hadley (1871-1937) , "Wondrous May ('Twas in the glorious May)", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.

by Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944) , "The sunny month of May", published 1887.

by Marcel Bertrand (1883-) , "Au moi de Mai", published 190-? [high voice and piano], from Chansons à la bien-aimée : tirées de l'Intermezzo de Henri Heine, no. 1.

by Edward Bruce , "May", published 1913, from Life and love: three songs from the German of Heine, no. 1.

by Sabin Vasile Drăgoi (1894-1968) , "In Mai", published 1972, from 10 cîntece pe versuri de Heine, no. 6.

by Florence Gilbert , "Love's spring", published 1893, from Two songs, no. 2.

by Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert (1868-1928) , "In May", 1891?

by Louis Lavater (1867-1953) , "May song", op. 1 (Six Songs by Heinrich Heine) no. 2, published 1895, also set in German

by Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko (1842-1912) , "Kol[i] nastav chudov[i]j maj"

by George W. Marston (1840-1901) , "'Twas in the charming month of May" [alto or baritone and piano]

by Carlo Minetti , "En Mai", published 1907.

by Osborne Roberts , "'Twas in the merry month of May: song", published c1925.

by James Hotchkiss Rogers (1857-1940) , "'Twas in the lovely month of May", published 1908 [high voice and piano], from Two poems by H. Heine, no. 1, also set in German

by Ross , "Maytime" [high voice and piano]

by Frank E. Sawyer , "'Twas in the wondrous month of May", published 1894, from Six love songs, no. 3.

by Johan August Söderman (1832-1876) , "Det var i maj, den sköna maj", published 1859, from Heidenröslein : Liederzyklus nach Heine, no. 1, also set in German

by Wilhelm J. Stabler , "Twas in the lovely month of May", c1885 [soprano or tenor and piano], from Two songs, no. 2.

by Harry Woollett , "Twas in the lovely month of May", published 1928.

by Z. Ziegler , "Au mois joli", from Drei Lieder, no. 2, also set in German

FRE French (Charles Beltjens)
ENG English (Paul Hindemith)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Jan Rot)
SPA Spanish (Ariel E. Ramos)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
SPA Spanish (Wilson Hidalgo)
ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)
ENG English (Sir John Bowring)
FIN Finnish (Erkki Pullinen)

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'Twas in the glorious month of May

'Twas in the glorious month of May,
When all the buds were blowing,
I felt -- ah me, how sweet it was! --
Love in my heart a-growing.

'Twas in the glorious month of May,
When all the birds were quiring,
In burning words I told her all
My yearning, my aspiring.

by Theodore Martin, Sir, KCB KCVO (1816-1909)

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 1 DUT ITA FRE HEB FIN SPA

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

by Alice Barnett (1886-1975) , "'Twas in the glorious month of May", published 1908.
by Garnet Wolseley Cox , "'Twas in the glorious month of May", op. 1 (Three songs : words translated from Heine) no. 1, published 1898.
by Henry Kimball Hadley (1871-1937) , "Wondrous May ('Twas in the glorious May)", op. 9 (Sechs Lieder) no. 3.

Date added to the website: 2008-04-28.