An meine Rose

Du, meine schöne junge Rose,
Die mir an's Herz das Schicksal warf,
Das nun das Herz, das hoffnungslose
Nicht mehr in sich verzagen darf,

Du bringst mir meinen Frühling wieder,
In frische Purpurglut getaucht,
Es ist dein Durst, der diese Lieder
Mit neuer Ahnung süß durchhaucht.

[...]1

Mit deinem blühenden Gewinde
O deck' mein wundes Herze zu,
Daß sich's in Rosenglut entzünde,
So jung und schön, so rein wie du!

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¹ two stanzas missing here (not set by Dresel).

Submitted by Harry Joelson

Authorship

• by Alfred von Meißner (1822 - 1885), from Gedichte von Alfred Meissner, first published 1845 [ author's text not yet checked 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 Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "An meine Rose", 1848. [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

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