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English translations of Drei Gedichte aus den Naturliedern von Friedrich Oser für vier Männerstimmen, opus 30

by Karl Seitz (1844 - 1905)

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1. Waldfrieden  [sung text not yet checked]
by Karl Seitz (1844 - 1905), "Waldfrieden", op. 30 (Drei Gedichte aus den Naturliedern von Friedrich Oser für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2, published 1879 [ ttbb quartet ], Eichstätt: Krüll
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  O wie muß dir sein, 
  Trautlieb [Vögelein]1! 
Auf den [schlanken]2 Tannen droben 
Ungestört den Herrn zu loben, 
  Könnt' [auch ich]3 so glücklich sein! 

  O wie muß dir sein, 
  Hellklar Waldbächlein! 
Mit melodisch süßem Singen 
Ungeseh'n durch's Moos zu [dringen]4, 
  Könnt' [auch ich]3 so glücklich sein! 

  O wie muß dir sein, 
  Frischroth Waldblümlein! 
Heimlich still im Grün zu glühen, 
Schmerzenslos dann zu verblühen! 
  Könnt' [auch ich]3 so glücklich sein!

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Waldfrieden", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 88

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Confirmed with Die poetische Nationalliteratur der deutschen Schweiz. Dritter Band, Glarus: J. Vogel, 1867. Pages 281 - 282.

Also confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 79.

1 Abt, Graben-Hoffmann: "Waldvöglein"
2 Graben-Hoffmann: "blanken"
3 Graben-Hoffmann: "ich auch"
4 1867 publication: "klingen"

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)
1. Sylvan peace
Language: English 
  Oh, how must you feel,
  Dear [birdlet]1
Upon the [slender]2 firs up there,
To praise the Lord undisturbed.
  If only I, too, could be so happy!

  Oh, how must you feel,
  Bright, clear brooklet in the forest!
With melodically sweet singing
To [penetrate]3 unseen through the moss.
  If only I, too, could be so happy!

  Oh, how must you feel,
  Fresh, red floweret in the forest!
With secret stillness to glow in the greenery,
To fade away then painlessly!
  If only I, too, could be so happy!

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Waldfrieden", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 88
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1 Graben-Hoffmann: "forest birdlet"
2 Graben-Hoffmann: "shining"
3 1867 publication: "resound"


This text was added to the website: 2020-03-14
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Word count: 91

Translation © by Sharon Krebs
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