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O Liebe, schönste Blume, Wie keine mir gefällt; Aus Gottes Heiligthume Verpflanzt in diese Welt! Viel tausend Blumen blühen Im Thal und auf den Höhn; Doch keine sah ich glühen Wie dich so schön, so schön! Und, ach! wie bald verwehen Sie all' in kurzer Zeit; Du aber mußt bestehen, Und blühst in Ewigkeit! O Liebe, schönste Blume! Wer dich gefunden hat, Der wird, von deinem Ruhme Zu singen, nimmer satt!
Confirmed with Deutsche Dichter-Gaben: eine Sammlung bisher ungedruckter Gedichte der namhaftesten deutschen Dichter, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1868, pages 33 - 34.
Also confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 214-215.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "O Liebe, schönste Blume!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 243 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "O Liebe, schönste Blume", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "O Liebe, schönste Blume", op. 25 no. 7, published 1896 [ men's chorus ], St. Gallen: F. Kamm [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor Ernst Nessler (1841 - 1890), "O Liebe, schönste Blume", op. 78 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor a capella) no. 4, published 1875 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Stoll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "O Liebe, schönste Blume" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christoph Schnyder (1826 - 1909) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Schwab (b. 1841) [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) , "Oh love, most beautiful flower!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-10-12
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Word count: 72
Oh love, most beautiful flower, None pleases me more; Transplanted into this world From God's sanctuary! Many thousands of flowers bloom In the valley and upon the heights; But I saw none of them glowing As beautifully, as beautifully as you! And ah! how soon they all Perish in a short while; But you must last And bloom for eternity! Oh love, most beautiful flower, Those who have found you Shall never grow weary To sing of your glory!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "O Liebe, schönste Blume!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 243
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 80