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Glücklich, wer den Tag erlebt, Der uns heut vereint; Wem das Herz noch freudig bebt, Noch die Sonne scheint! Sieh! wie Viele schlafen schon In dem kühlen Grund; Nur ihr Gruß wie Harfenton Klingt an's Ohr zur Stund. Glücklich, wer an junger Lust Noch das Aug' entfacht, Daß der Mai ihm in der Brust Wie vor Zeiten lacht. Und vom schönen Bund das Lied Frisch wie einst erschallt, Als ob nie die Jugend schied, Nie ein Klang verhallt. Zwiefach glücklich, wer da singt Mit dem eignen Sohn! Horch! wie froh und freudig schwingt Sich empor der Ton! Zwiefach fest, o Vaterland, Heil dir! wirst du stehn, Wenn die Söhne Hand in Hand Mit den Vätern gehn.
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 314.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Jubellied", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 339 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Schneeberger (1843 - 1906), "Jubellied", op. 32 (Drei Männerquartette) no. 1, published 1882 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of rejoicing", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 117
Happy is he who lives to see This day that today unites us; He whose heart still trembles joyfully, [For whom] the sun still shines! Lo! how many already sleep In the cool earth; Only their greeting, like the sound of a harp, Touches our ears at this hour. Happy is he who can still ignite His eyes at young joy So that May laughs in his bosom As it did in times gone by. And from the beautiful bond the song Rings out briskly as of yore, As if youth had never departed, As if never a sound had died away. Twice happy is he who sings With his own son! Hark! how joyfully and happily The sounds surge upward! Oh homeland, hail! you shall stand Doubly firmly rooted, When your sons walk hand in hand With their fathers.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Jubellied", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 339
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 141