In the wonderful month of May
In the wonderful month of May,
as all the flower-buds burst,
love burst into my heart.
In the wonderful month of May,
as all the birds were singing,
I confessed to her my yearning and longing.
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.
Producer, Piano, Vocals: Kavi Pau
Bansuri: Teymour Housego
Clarinet: Jordan Black
Violin: Simon Purdy
Viola: Anna Semple
Cello: Wallis Power
This wonderful music was composed in 1840 by Robert Schumann for the first song in his song cycle Dichterliebe (A poet's Love).
The cycle tells the story of a young man coming to terms with unrequited love and has a very tragic ending!
In this first song however, the singer thinks back to the wonderful month of May when he first encountered his beloved. The original songs are in German and the poetry is by the celebrated poet Heinrich Heine. We've put the melody in the bansuri and arranged the piano part for string quartet, clarinet and Hindustani vocalist!