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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht, 
  Selge dort im ewgen Licht! 
Daß nach tausend bangen Stunden 
Wieder ich ein Lieb gefunden, 
Das die tiefen, tiefen Wunden 
Sanft zu heilen mir verspricht: 
  Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht! 

  Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht, 
  Selge dort im ewgen Licht! 
Freust dich, daß ich nimmer weine, 
Grüßest hold mein Lieb, du Reine, 
Ist mein Glück ja noch das deine 
Dort vor Gottes Angesicht: 
  Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht!

  Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht, 
  Selge dort im ewgen Licht! 
Segnend wirst du uns umschweben, 
Uns zu jener Lieb' erheben, 
Die uns nach dem Erdenleben 
Unauflöslich einst umflicht:
  Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 173-174.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 197 [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 Albert Braun (1808 - 1882) [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 113

Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!
  [You who are] blessed yonder in the eternal light!
That after a thousand anxious hours
I found a love again,
[A love] that promises me to heal
Gently the deep, deep wonds: 
  Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!

  Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!
  [You who are] blessed yonder in the eternal light!
You are happy that I no longer weep,
Beautifully you, pure one, greet my love,
For my happiness is [also] yours
Even there before the face of God:
  Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!

  Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!
  [You who are] blessed yonder in the eternal light!
Giving your blessing, you shall waft about us,
Lifting us to that [other] love,
Which, after our earthly life,
Shall someday entwine us indissolubly:
  Beloved, no! you are not angry with me!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Liebste, nein! du zürnst mir nicht!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 197
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-01
Line count: 21
Word count: 151