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Grün soll unsre Liebe bleiben, Grün, als wie dein schönes Land, Duftge Segensblüthen treiben Wie der Bäume Wald am Strand, Lust uns bringen wie die Winde, Die da wehen von der See, Und uns heilen sanft und linde Jedes Leid und jedes Weh. Stark soll unsre Liebe bleiben Wie der Leuchtthurm in der Fluth, In der Wogen wildem Treiben Uns nur stählen Kraft und Muth; Fest, als wie ein Fels sich gründet Auf des Meeres tiefsten Grund, Unauflöslich stets verbündet Bis zur allerletzten Stund. Treu soll unsre Liebe bleiben, Treu, als wie des Himmels Blau, Daß, wenn her die Wolken treiben, Sie nur spenden kühlen Thau; Und als wie die Dome streben In den Aether kühn hinein, Soll, so lang, so lang wir leben Freudig unsre Liebe sein!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 199-200.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Grün soll unsre Liebe bleiben.", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 226 [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]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Our love shall remain green", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2026-01-23
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Word count: 129
Our love shall remain green, As green as your beautiful country, Scented blossoms of blessings burgeon Like the trees of the forest at the shore, [They] bring us joy like the winds That blow from the sea, And softly and gently heal Our every sorrow and every woe. Our love shall remain as strong As the lighthouse in the floodwaters, In the wild surging of the waves It shall only steel our strength and courage; As firmly as a rock is grounded Upon the deepest depths of the sea, Indissolubly ever bound together Until the very last hour. Our love shall remain faithful, Faithful as the blue of the sky, So that when the clouds scud hither They only bestow cooling dew; And as the cathedral spires strive Boldly into the aether, So joyful shall our love remain As long, as long as we live!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Grün soll unsre Liebe bleiben.", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 226
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-25
Line count: 24
Word count: 146