Am Alpensee
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Soll ich weilen an dem Strande?
Soll ich eilen übern See?
Oder keck vom Felsenrande
Steigen bis zum ewgen Schnee?
Hier so traulich lockt der Schatten,
Dort so leuchtend blitzt die Fluth,
Und so schimmernd ob den Matten
Winkt der Firnen reine Gluth.
Horch! ein Glöcklein hör' ich klingen,
Hin und her die Klänge ziehn:
Höher muß das Herz sich schwingen,
Bis zu Gottes Herzen fliehn!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874, mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 96.
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At the alpine lake
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Shall I linger at the shore?
Shall I hasten across the lake?
Or boldy ascend from the rocky rim
Up to the eternal snow?
Here the shade entices so beautifully,
There the waters sparkle so brilliantly,
And above the meadows shimmeringly
Beckons the pure glow of the old snow.
Hark! I hear a little bell ringing,
The sounds waft hither and thither:
The heart must strive ever higher,
Must fly upward until it reaches God’s heart!
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