Wie glänzt nun die Welt im Abendstrahl

Wie glänzt nun die Welt im Abendstrahl,
Und ihre Wolken so goldig schön!
Wie glühen die Fernen, wie duftet das Thal,
Und die schimmernden, schlummernden Seen!
 
Und wie jauchzet das Herz, wie tönt und rauscht
Im Busen der goldne Gesang!
Wie steh' ich verwandelt, wie schau' ich berauscht
Die leuchtende Welt entlang!
 
O wachse du fort, du Schwingenlust;
O du schwellende Lebensglut!
Seit diese Brust an Ihrer Brust,
Seit Mund an Mund geruht!

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Adolf Wilbrandt, Wien: Verlag von L. Rosner, 1874, page 4

Authorship

• by Adolf von Wilbrandt (Wilbrand) (1837 - 1911), "Lied des Glücklichen" [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Eduard Behm (1862 - 1946), "Lied des Glücklichen", op. 20 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1900 [voice and piano], Berlin, Ries & Erler [
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• by Gustav Erlanger (1842 - 1908), "Glücklich", op. 50 (Acht Lieder für Mezzo-Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 6, published 1898 [mezzo-soprano and piano], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [
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• by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Der Glückliche", S. 334 (1878), published 1879. [voice and piano] [
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• by Carl Schulz-Schwerin (1845 - 1913), "Lied des Glücklichen", op. 22 (Zwei Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1884 [voice and piano], Leipzig, Siegel [
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• by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863 - 1942), "Lied des Glücklichen", op. 46 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5 (1909). [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le bonheur", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Le bonheur

Comme le monde brille maintenant dans la lumière du soir
Et ses nuages si joliment dorés !
Comme le lointain brille, comme la vallée exhale
Et les lacs scintillants et somnolents.

Et comme le cœur se réjouit, comme résonne et murmure
Dans la poitrine le chant doré,
Comme je me tiens transformé, comme je regarde enivré
Tout autour le monde rayonnant !

Oh, continue à croître, joie vibrante
Oh, éclat croissant de la vie,
Depuis que cette poitrine s'est posée sur la sienne,
Depuis que ces lèvres se sont posées sur les siennes !

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• Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
  
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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Adolf von Wilbrandt (Wilbrand) (1837 - 1911), "Lied des Glücklichen" ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Eduard Behm, Gustav Erlanger, Franz Liszt, Carl Schulz-Schwerin, Felix Paul Weingartner. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2012-07-03.
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