H323

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

This is one of 13 accompanied duets for soprano and alto by Fanny Hensel. This work was composed in 1837 and is the first in a three-part mini-cycle based on text by her acquaintance Heinrich Heine.

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HenselPushers edition notes:

• This work appears in MA Ms. 31, MA Ms. 45 and MA Ms. 128. This edition is based primarily on the version in MA Ms. 31.

• Thank you Susanne Wosnitzka for reviewing the text! Please consider donating to her through her website.

Text:

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

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