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Geh' ich von meinem Liebchen Nach Haus' in stiller Nacht Und denk, wie ich so selig Den Abend zugebracht, Wie ich bei ihr gesessen So traulich und so nah, Und wie ihr schönes Auge So freundlich zu mir sah: Dann wogt in meinem Herzen Unendlich süße Lust, Die Welt möcht' ich umarmen Und drücken an die Brust, Und möchte laut es rufen Hin [in]1 die stille Nacht, Wie wonnig meine Liebe, Wie reich sie mich gemacht. Doch manchmal in dem Jubel, Da fällt mir bange ein, Der Glücklichen auf Erden, Nicht viele sollen's seyn. Dann bete ich verstohlen Zum Sternenhimmel hin: O werde mir nicht böse, Daß ich so glücklich bin!
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Confirmed with Gedichte in hochdeutscher, pfälzischer und oberbayerischer Mundart von Franz von Kobell, Erstes Bändchen, Zweite vermehrte Auflage, München: Verlag der literarisch-artistischen Anstalt, 1843, page 53.
1 Randhartinger: "durch"Text Authorship:
- by Franz von Kobell (1803 - 1882), "Liebesglück", appears in Gedichte in hochdeutscher, oberbayerischer und pfälzischer Mundart, München, first published 1843 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Liebesglück" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Love's joy", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2022-03-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 112
When in the quiet night I go Home after visiting my darling, And think about how blissfully I spent the evening, How I sat beside her So familiarly and so near, And how her beautiful eyes Looked at me so amiably: Then infinitely sweet joy Surges in my heart, I could embrace the whole world And press it to my breast, And I would like to call it loudly Out [into]1 the quiet night, How blissfully happy, how rich My love has made me. But sometimes in the rejoicing, I remember anxiously That there are not many Of those who are happy upon earth. Then I pray surreptitiously Up to the star-filled sky: Oh, do not become angry with me That I am so happy!
1 Randhartinger: "through"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz von Kobell (1803 - 1882), "Liebesglück", appears in Gedichte in hochdeutscher, oberbayerischer und pfälzischer Mundart, München, first published 1843
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 126