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Als ich zuerst dich hab' gesehn, Wie du so lieblich warst, so schön, Da fiel's mein Lebtag mir nicht ein, Daß noch was Schönres sollte sein, Als in dein liebes Augenpaar [Hinein zu schauen]1 immerdar. Da hab' ich denn so lang' geschaut, Bis du geworden meine Braut; Und wieder fiel es mir nicht ein, Daß noch was Schön'res könnte sein, Als so an deinem rothen Mund Sich satt zu küssen alle Stund. Da hab' ich denn so lang' geküßt, Bis du mein Weibchen worden bist; Und kann nun wohl versichert sein, Daß [gar nichts Schöneres]2 kann sein, Als wie mit seinem lieben Weib Zu sein so ganz ein' Seel, und Leib!
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View original text (without footnotes)First published in Deutscher Musenalmanach auf das Jahr 1836, page 155.
1 modern form: "Hineinzuschauen"
2 Schumann: "noch was Schönres nicht"
Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Nichts Schöneres", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort (1819 - 1861), "Nichts schöneres", 1835-41 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky (1833 - 1881), "Nichts Schöneres", op. 37 (Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Conradi , "Nichts Schön'res", op. 4 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittle Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1878 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor Hollaender (1866 - 1940), "Nichts Schöneres", op. 27 no. 3, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Liebeslust und Leid. Lieder-Cyklus für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Sulzer Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Joetze (1839 - 1914), "Nichts Schöneres", op. 19, published 1875 [ tenor and piano ], Danzig, Ziemssen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Nichts Schöneres", op. 114 (Sechs Lieder von R. Reinick, für Bariton (oder Alt)) no. 4, published 1846 [ baritone or alto and piano ], Stuttgart, Göpel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Nichts Schöneres", op. 36 no. 3 (1840), published 1842 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte aus dem Liederbuch eines Malers, no. 3, Hamburg, Schuberth und Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Louis [Ludwig] Spohr (1784 - 1859), "Nichts Schöneres", op. 101 (Sechs deutsche Lieder) no. 3 (1837) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Niets mooiers", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Nothing more lovely", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Rien de plus adorable", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 111
When I first beheld you, how lovely you were, how fair, I thought it would never happen in all my days to see something lovelier than your dear eyes as I gazed into them for eternity. I gazed at them so long, until you became my bride; and again I thought it would never happen that I could see something lovelier than your red mouth, as I kissed them all the hour. I kissed them so long, until you were my wife; and now I can be certain that there can be nothing lovelier than my lovely wife in body and soul.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Nichts Schöneres", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 102