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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
<span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);">M.-L. Lessing</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:marless@gmx.de">marless@gmx.de</a>></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
<span class="gi">LL-L "Etymology" 2011.03.23 (06) [EN-FY-NL]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Dear Reinhard, </p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">here is another -- seemingly
very old -- german Volkslied for you to translate -- it contains
"Mai" as a month *and* as a sprig resp. "Maibaum",
"Maizweig":</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Der
Winter ist vergangen, ich seh des Maien Schein,<br>
ich seh die Blümlein prangen, des sich mein Herz erfreut.<br>
So fern in jenem Tale, da ist gar lustig sein,<br>
da singt Frau Nachtigalle und manch Waldvögelein. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ich
geh den Maien hauen wohl durch das grüne Gras<br>
und schenk ihn meinem Buhlen, so mir die Liebste was.<br>
Und ruf ich, wird sie kommen, an ihrem Fenster stahn,<br>
empfangen Baum und Blumen, die sind gar wohlgetan. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ade,
mein Allerliebste, ade, schöns Blümlein fein,<br>
ade, schön Rosenblume, es muß geschieden sein!<br>
Bis daß ich wiederkomme, bleibst du die Liebste mein,<br>
das Herz in meinem Leibe gehört ja allzeit dein! </p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">And it has a rose as well,
especially for you! :-)</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Hartlich </p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Marlou</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">From: R. F.
Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy;">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a>></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">Subject:
Etymology</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: navy;">I would like
to also ask about the by now archaic use of “May” (which in this case should be
spelled “may”) and its cognates as a noun denoting a bush, tree or sprig
bearing young leaves and possibly blossoms.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
Songs</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks
a lot, dear Marlou, for the song and for the rose!</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Now
hold on to your hat! The song is based on a Dutch song from the 15th century or
earlier!</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Die winter is vergangen,
<br>
ik zie des meien schijn; <br>
ik zie die bloemkens hangen, <br>
des is mijn hart verblijd. <br>
Zo ver aan genen dale, <br>
daar is 't genoeglijk zijn; <br>
daar zinget die nachtegale, <br>
alzo menig woudvogelkijn. <br>
<br>
Ik wil den mei gaan houwen<br>
al in dat groene gras, <br>
en schenken mijn boel die trouwe, <br>
die mij de liefste was; <br>
en bidden dat zij wil komen<br>
al voor haar vensterken staan<br>
end' ontvangen de mei met bloemen: <br>
hij is zo wel gedaan. <br>
<br>
Ende doe die zuiverlijke, <br>
zijn reden hadde gehoord, <br>
doe stond zij treurendlijke; <br>
met des sprak zij een woord: <br>
Ik heb den mei ontvangen<br>
met groter waardigheid. <br>
Hij kust ze aan de wangen<br>
was dat niet eerbaarheid? <br>
<br>
Hij nam ze zonder treuren<br>
al in zijn armkens blank. <br>
Die wachter op der muren<br>
die hief op een lied ende sanc: <br>
En is daar iemand inne, <br>
die mag wel huiswaarts gaan: <br>
ik zie den dag opdringen<br>
al door die wolken klaar. <br>
<br>
Och wachter op der muren, <br>
hoe kwelstu mij zo hard! <br>
Ik lig in zwaren treuren; <br>
mijn herte dat lijdet smart. <br>
Dat doet die alreliefste, <br>
dat ik van haar scheiden moet<br>
dat klaag ik God den Here, <br>
dat ik ze laten moet. <br>
<br>
Adieu, mijn alreliefste, <br>
adieu, schoon bloemken fijn, <br>
adieu, schoon rozebloeme, <br>
daar moet gescheiden zijn. <br>
Hent dat ik wederkome<br>
die liefste zoudt gij zijn: <br>
dat herte in mijnen lijve<br>
dat hoort ja altijd dijn.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Listen:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFriSzut90c">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFriSzut90c</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Earlier
version:</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Der wynter ys
verganghen, <br>
Ons compt des meyens tyet, <br>
Ic sie die loeffer hanghen <br>
Die bloemkens spruten daer wyet.<br>
Soe veer yn ghenen dalen <br>
Daer ys soe genuchelick syen<br>
Daer synck frou nachtegale <br>
En soe mennych fogelkyn.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ick wyl die mey gaen
halen<br>
Al yn dat groene walt <br>
Und sceynken myn buul myn trowen<br>
Die myn hart bevanghen haet <br>
En vraghen of hie wold commen <br>
All voor myn kleyn feensterlyng staeu <br>
En ontfanghen die mey myt bloemmen <br>
Sye ys (so) scoen gedaen.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">En doe die suverlixste <br>
Die klacht oeck haet gehoert, <br>
Doe stont sye trurenlycke; <br>
Myt deen sprack sye een woert: <br>
‘Wye wyllen die mey ontfanghen<br>
‘Myt groter eerwirdicheyt.’ <br>
Hie druckten sye aen oer wanghen; <br>
Was dat nyet eerberheyt?</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi naem sye sonder
truren <br>
Al yn syen armkens blanck, <br>
Die wechter upter muren, <br>
Die hief up ende lude sanck: <br>
En ys daer ymant ynnen, <br>
Die mach wael toe huyswart gaen, <br>
Ick sie die dach up klymmen <br>
Al doer die wolken klaer.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Och wechter upter muren!
<br>
Waer om en swychtu nyet? <br>
Ick lych yn swaren truren <br>
Yn soe mennych swaer verdriet, <br>
Ghy queylt my alsoe sure, <br>
Ghy kreynck my myennen muut, <br>
Des klach ick got den heren, <br>
Dat ick van oer sceyden muut.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Adde myn rose bloemme,<br>
Adde myn suute lieff!<br>
Wees dat ick weder comme <br>
Und blyeff altyet bye die, <br>
Soe muut u got bewaren, <br>
Unde sparen u lanck gesont, <br>
Wees dat ick weder commen <br>
Unde cussen voer uwen roder mont.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</p>
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