by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
Wie's Röslein am Hage
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Wie's Röslein am Hage Wirst roth du und bleich: Da hol' ohne Frage Den Lohn ich mir gleich! Hab selbst ja zum Blühen Die Knospen 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!
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 164-165.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Recht zum Küssen", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 186 [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 Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "Wie's Röslein am Haage", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Schwab (b. 1841) [sung text not yet checked]
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