by (Karl) Wilhelm Osterwald (1820 - 1887)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Du wunderholde Maid!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du wunderholde Maid,
ich bin mit meinem Leben
so herzlich dir ergeben
in alle Ewigkeit.
Wenn nur ein einzig Mal
es dir gefallen wollte,
daß ich dir dienen sollte,
Lust würde jede Qual.
Du wunderholde Maid.

Wie wollt' ich doch dem Tod
so gern ins Antlitz sehen,
Könnt' es für dich geschehen,
ich litte gern die Noth.
Doch wenn mich dein Begehr,
Geliebte, leben hieße,
o glaube mir, ich ließe
das Leben nimmermehr!
Du wunderholde Maid.

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  • ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Thou maiden, wondrous fair"


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Thou maiden, wondrous fair
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Oh maiden, wondrous fair,
Whose accents breath of heaven!
My heart and life are given
To thee for evermore.
If though wouldst only deign
One token of thy favor,
Then I would serve thee ever
In pleasure or in pain.
Oh maiden, wondrous fair.

For thee were danger nigh
I'd meet grim death tomorrow:
If it would spare thee sorrow,
How gladly would I die!
But shouldst you condescend
To bid me live beloves,
Not death, but life I'd covet,
Life that would never end.
Oh maiden, wondrous fair.

From the Kücken score.

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Thou maiden, wondrous fair"

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Researcher for this page: Gerhard Dangel

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 89