Maeinschein

Maeinschein = the wonderful German word that describes the 'green-gold' sunlight that falls through the young leaves of trees and woods in Spring/May (literally translated as May-Light and/or May-Shine)

The word is used rarely in German today, but is in a poem by Gerhart Hauptmann which runs;

"Ein Licht wie Gold, eine Brise wie Gras und
grünes 'maeinschein' brach in mein langweiliges,
ungewohnte Kammerschlag und Arbeit

"A light like gold, a breeze like grass and
green 'may-shine' broke into my boring,
unfamiliar chamber chiming and toiling"

(translated F Sievers)

I kind of think the photograph for today covers that wonderful German word rather well.

Thank you for your continued visits, comments and favs.

[Casablanca]

I love German - love hearing a new word! Fabulous and yes, suits it well.

[Sue Cooper]

That's a fabulous photo and I love the word and the explanation.

[Diana]

Love it Phil, what is your connection to German and Germany?

[Phil Sandford]

@ludwigsdiana Carole and I lived in Berlin from January 1986 to January 1990. My vocabulary is hugely diminished now sadly.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Lou Ann]

What a beautiful word and wonderful meaning if it. Your photo is full of May shine!

[Carole Sandford]

The word does fit the scene well. This is lovely.

[Diana]

@phil_sandford That is very interesting Phil, I was not aware of it :-)

[Babs]

Love the colours nice poem too.

David spent a lot of time in Germany during his Forces days too and used to speak fluent German, sadly his vocabulary has diminished these days too. He is picking it back up again now since our daughter moved to Germany with her partner last year.
Her partner is fluent in German and our daughter is re-learning after doing German for O Levels.