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's Mailüfterl
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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's Mailüfterl by Josef Kreipel — Lyrics
1. Wenn´s Mailüfterl weht,
z´geht im Wald drauß der Schnee,
da heb'n die blau'n Veigerln
die Köpferl in d'Höh.
Und d'Vögerln, die g'schlaf'n
haben durch d'Winterszeit,
die wern wieder munter
und singen voll Freud.
2. Und blühn amol d’Rosen
wirds Herz nimma trüb,
denn d'Rosenzeit ist ja
die Zeit für die Lieb'.
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About 's Mailüfterl
Josef Kreipel's Mailüfterl is a SATB setting of a German secular text. The song celebrates the arrival of spring, with the gentle breeze ('Mailüfterl') melting the snow and awakening the birds. The lyrics contrast the cyclical return of spring, blooming roses, and migrating swallows with the unique, unrepeatable nature of human life. While the first stanza joyfully describes the natural world coming alive, the second and third stanzas introduce a poignant reflection on love and mortality, noting that only youth and spring return annually, unlike a single human life. This four-part arrangement captures the song's blend of springtime exuberance and tender melancholy.
