Wedding Song | O Heaven, see before you two hearts!

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by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hochzeitlied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

O Himmel sieh vor Dir zwei Herzen!
Die Liebe hat sie aufgetan!
Sie wollen teilen Lust und Schmerzen
Und wandeln eine Lebensbahn!
Die Liebe selbst ist schon ein Beten!
Ihr Jauchzen kehrt im Himmel ein!
Sieh selig dann sie vor Dich treten
Am Quell der Liebe sich zu weih'n!

Sie stehen bis zum Grab Dir offen;
So öffne Du Dich ihnen auch!
Laß lieblich auf ihr glühend Hoffen
Hinsäuseln Deines Friedens Hauch!
So laß zu ihren goldnen Stunden
Sie legen hier den besten Grund.
Denn was der Himmel hat verbunden
Das ist und bleibt ein starker Bund!

Note: the manuscript of the original poem has been lost.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856) [author's text not yet checked 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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Hochzeitlied", 1848, published 2008. [SSAA quartet] [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Wedding Song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 97

Wedding Song

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

O Heaven, see before you two hearts!
Love has unlocked them!
They wish to share joy and sorrow
And travel through life together!
Love itself is already a prayer!
Its rejoicing enters into Heaven!
Behold them joyously come before you
To pledge themselves to each other at the fountainhead of love!

They stand unlocked to you unto the grave;
So unlock yourself to them as well!
Upon their glowing hopes let beatifically
Sough the zephyr of your peace!
Let them for their golden hours
Lay the best foundation here.
For what Heaven hath joined together,
That is and remains a firm covenant!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2009 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Reinhold (1813 - 1856)
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 102