May has come is a late romantic German spring poem with words by Emanuel Geibel from 1841 , written at Schloss Escheberg , which was also popular as a spring and wandering song in the setting by Justus Wilhelm Lyra from 1842, published in 1843 . The year 1835 for the text, which relocates the origin to Geibel's student days in Bonn, is a "poetic fiction" that was created by Geibel himself in his poem I drove from St. Goar .
May has come in poems by Emanuel Geibel , Berlin 1848
1.
May has come, the trees are falling
whoever feels like staying at home with worries;
as the clouds wander there by the heavenly tent,
this is how I feel about the wide, wide world.
2.
Father, Mother, that God keep you!
Who knows where in the distance my happiness will still blossom?
There are many streets where I never march
there are many wines that I will never try.
3.
Fresh on drum, fresh on drum in the bright sunbeam
probably over the mountains, probably through the deep valley.
The springs sound, the trees rustle;
my heart is like a lark and joins the sound.
4th
And in the evening in the little town, I come in thirsty:
"Herr Wirt, a pot, a pot of pure wine!"
Take hold of the fiddle, you lusty minstrel you,
I sing the song of my darling.
5.
And if I don't find a hostel, I'll lie down for the night
probably under a blue sky, the stars keep watch.
The linden tree in the wind, it rustles me in,
the morning red kisses me awake in the morning.
6th
O wander, o wander, you free lady's lust!
God's breath blows so fresh in the chest,
the heart sings and shouts to the sky:
how beautiful you are, you wide, wide world!
melody
Music: Justus W. Lyra Text: Emanuel Geibel
For this melody Justus W. Lyra largely used WA Mozart's "Ländisches Tanz" KV 606 No. 3.
history
The song was published for the first time in May 1842 in the Kassel magazine Der Salon , an “entertainment paper for the educated”. The poem was set to music by several composers, including Friedrich Kücken (op. 53,5) and Vinzenz Lachner (op. 15,2); however, it was Lyra's folk tune that made the song popular.
In the 20th century May has come was sung as a spring and wandering song. Thanks to the movement by Friedrich Silcher (first published in XII Volkslieder , 8th booklet op. 50, Tübingen 1846) it was and is still popular with many choirs today.
regional customs
There is a local tradition in Osnabrück, Lyra's birthplace, where May has been chanted every year since 1905 on the evening of April 30th on a memorial stone erected in his honor in 1905. "
parody
Popular songs are often parodied; so also May has come . The song lexicon presents a version by Kurt Mehl that was published on May 4, 1978 in Welt der Arbeit. Weekly newspaper of the German Federation of Trade Unions , No. 18, was published:
Mailied the unemployed
1.
May has come, the composer was kicked out
and, if he's lucky, sweep out the warehouse!
The computer, what is it doing? Well, he replaces the labor
and this is how progress is made electronically!
2.
Herr Otto Graf Lambsdorff, may God protect you!
Who knows when in the distance happiness will still bloom?
I'm lying on the street where I used to march into the factory
and I have a permanent subscription to Mr. Stingl!
3.
Fresh on drum, fresh on drum, in the bright sunlight;
if you look, you will find, but you won't find work!
The popular speeches from Bonn always sound intoxicating,
and I clean the handles, the situation is fatal.
4th
At the end of the social office, I recently stopped in:
"Herr bailiff, please forgive me!
Grant me a new grant out of goodness,
because the rent of my building is too high for me! "
5.
And if I fly out of there too, I lie down at night
probably under a blue sky, data protection keeps watch;
Deutschmark is becoming world-strong, the Chancellor urges citizens to rest,
and for the time being I cover myself with false reports!
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