O laß dich halten, goldne Stunde
Language: German (Deutsch)
O laß dich halten, goldne Stunde,
Die nie so schön sich wieder beut!
Schau, wie die Mondnacht in die Runde
All ihre weißen Rosen streut.
Des Tages Stimmen fern verhallten,
Nicht Worte stören, nicht Gesang
Des stillsten Glückes innig Walten,
Nach dem die ganze Seele drang.
So Brust an Brust, so ganz mein eigen,
So halt' ich dich, geliebtes Bild!
Es rauscht die Nacht, die Lippen schweigen,
Und Seele tief in Seele quillt.
Ich bin dein Glück, du meine Wonne,
Ich bin dein Leben, du mein Licht;
Was soll uns Tag, was soll uns Sonne?
Du schöne Nacht, entflieh uns nicht!
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Confirmed with Otto Roquette, Liederbuch, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1852, page 68
Submitted by Peter Donderwinkel and Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Willem de Haan (1849 - 1930), "O lass dich halten, goldne Stunde", op. 28 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1885 [voice and piano], Berlin, Fürstner [ sung text not verified ]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "O lass dich halten, goldne Stunde", op. 35 (Sechs Lieder von O. Roquette) no. 3, published 1869 [voice and piano], Dresden, Hoffarth [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Theobald Kretschmann (1850 - 1919), "O lass dich halten gold'ne Stunde", op. 7 no. 1, published 1879 [voice and piano], from Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Wien, (Buchholz & Diebel Sort.) [ sung text not verified ]
- by Richard Metzdorff (1844 - 1919), "O lass dich halten, gold'ne Stunde", op. 29 no. 2, published 1875 [voice and piano], in Die musikalische Welt, Braunschweig, Litolff [ sung text not verified ]
- by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "Seligkeit", op. 17 (Acht Lieder) no. 3, published 1892. [low voice and piano] [ sung text not verified ]
- by Max von Weinzierl (1841 - 1898), "O lass dich halten, goldne Stunde", op. 11 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4, published 1879 [low voice and piano], Wien, Jägermayer & Germ [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - ENG English [singable] (Helen D. Tretbar) , "Bliss"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Oh let me bid you tarry, golden hour
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Oh let me bid you tarry, golden hour,
Which shall never again offer itself so beautifully!
See how round about the moonlit night
Strews all its white roses.
The voices of the day have died away in the distance,
Neither words nor song disturb
The fervent workings of most quiet happiness,
Which my entire soul has urgently sought.
Thus breast upon breast, so utterly my own,
Thus I hold you, beloved image!
The night soughs, the lips fall silent,
And soul deeply surges into soul.
I am your happiness, you are my bliss,
I am your life, you are my light;
What is day, what is sun to us?
You lovely night, do not flee from us!
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Translations of title(s):
"Seligkeit" = "Felicity"
"O laß dich halten, goldne Stunde!" = "Oh let me bid you tarry, golden hour!"
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Based on- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "O laß dich halten, goldne Stunde!"
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Willem de Haan, Adolf Jensen, Theobald Kretschmann, Richard Metzdorff, Frank Valentin Van der Stucken, Max von Weinzierl. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2017-11-19.
Last modified: 2017-11-19 15:28:20
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