by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)
Translation possibly by Theodore Martin, Sir, KCB KCVO (1816 - 1909)
'Twas in the merry month of May: song
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
'Twas in the merry month of May
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by Theodore Martin, Sir, KCB KCVO (1816 - 1909)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in 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 Osborne Roberts , "'Twas in the merry month of May: song", published c1925
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- Also set in English, a translation by Jacques Ahrem CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by William Gardiner Hammond.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Jean Wright CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by John Ford Barbour.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Bertha Raab CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Henry J. Lautz.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Theodore Martin, Sir, KCB KCVO (1816 - 1909) , "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai", appears in Poems Selected from Heinrich Heine, ed. by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, London: Walter Scott, Limited, pages 54-55, first published 1887 CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Alice Barnett, Garnet Wolseley Cox, Henry Kimball Hadley.
- Also set in English, a translation by Francesca J. Ferrari CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess Henry of Battenberg.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Edward Bruce.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Florence Gilbert CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Florence Gilbert.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Louis Lavater.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Frederick W. Bancroft CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by George W. Marston.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Carlo Minetti.
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- Also set in English, a translation by James Hotchkiss Rogers (1857 - 1940) CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by James Hotchkiss Rogers.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Ross.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Frank E. Sawyer.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Wilhelm J. Stabler.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Harry Woollett.
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- Also set in English, a translation by Maude Valérie White (1855 - 1937) , "'Twas in the lovely month of May" CAT DUT DUT DUT FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Maude Valérie White.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Gérard Labrunie (1808 - 1855) , no title, appears in Intermezzo lyrique, no. 1 CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Marcel Bertrand.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Z. Ziegler.
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- Also set in Hebrew (עברית), a translation by Isaac Katznelson CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Samuel Alman.
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879) CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI SPA SPA ; composed by Guglielmo Andreoli, Luigi Ferrari Trecate.
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI SPA SPA ; composed by Alberto Franchetti.
- Also set in Romanian (Română), a translation by St. O. Iosif CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Sabin Vasile Drăgoi.
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- Also set in Spanish (Español), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , copyright © CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA ; composed by Andrés Gaos.
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- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Johan August Söderman.
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- Also set in Ukrainian (Українська), a translation by Larisa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka (1871 - 1913) CAT DUT DUT DUT ENG ENG ENG ENG ENG FIN FRE FRE FRE GRE HEB HEB IRI ITA ITA SPA SPA ; composed by Mykola Vitaliyovych Lysenko.
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