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Wie's Röslein am Hage Wirst roth du und bleich, Da hol' ohne Frage Den Lohn ich mir gleich! Nicht einzig den Winden Gebührt er fürwahr, Die alsbald ihn finden Und zausen dein Haar. Nicht einzig den Finken Vom Tannbusch umrauscht, Die närrisch mir winken Was heut sie erlauscht. Nicht einzig der Sonne, Die spielt auf dem Grund Und blickte voll Wonne In's Herz dir zur Stund. Hab selber zum Blühen Die Knospe gebracht; Daß brennend sie glühen, Mein Blick hat's gemacht! Derweil sie noch prangen In holdester Zier, Küß flugs von den Wangen Ich alle sie dir!
Confirmed with Neue Lieder von Friedrich Oser (1874-1884), Basel: Verlag von M. Bernheim, 1885, pages 94-95.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Recht zum Küssen", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 116 [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):
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Set in a modified version by Ernst Paul Flügel, Wilhelm Schwab.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Perfect for kissing", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2019-03-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 98
Like the little rose beside the grove You blush and become pale: Without a doubt, I shall immediately Fetch myself the reward! Truly, [the reward] is not due Solely to the winds, Which soon find it And tangle your hair. It is not due solely to the finches Soughed about by the fir bush, Who clownishly signal to me That which they, eavesdropping, heard today. It is not due solely to the sun, Which plays upon the vale And, full of bliss, gazed Into your heart at this hour. For I myself brought the buds To blossoming; That they glow burningly Was caused by my glance! While they still stand resplendent In the loveliest adornment, I shall quickly kiss them all From your cheeks for you!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Recht zum Küssen", appears in Neue Lieder, in Erstes Buch, no. 116
This text was added to the website: 2026-01-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 126