Oh let me fall silent | Oh let me fall silent

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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

O laß mich schweigen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  O laß mich schweigen
So wohl ist mir,
Und still mich neigen
Vor dir!

  Wie könnt ich sagen
Von meinem Glück!
O wolle fragen
Den Blick!

  Magst mich zertreten,
Was kümmert's mich!
Doch laß mich beten
Für dich!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich vermehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, page 150.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, appears in Waldblumen, in 2. Herzensklänge und Lebensstimmen [3rd edition], in Mädchenlieder, no. 5 [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 Carl Schotte (1864 - 1917), "O lass mich schweigen", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Mädchenlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Berlin, Uhse [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Oh let me fall silent", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Oh let me fall silent

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Oh let me fall silent[;]
I am filled with such well-being,
And let me quietly bow down
Before you!

  How could I tell
Of my happiness!
Oh you may ask
My gaze!

  You may tread me down,
What do I care!
But let me pray
For you!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, appears in Waldblumen, in 2. Herzensklänge und Lebensstimmen [3rd edition], in Mädchenlieder, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2021-11-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 48