How wondrous is this losing of one’s self

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n

Language: German (Deutsch)

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Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n
In Liebestiefen ohne Ziel und Schranken:
Die ganze Welt mit lichten Augen seh'n,
Im Sonnenschimmer klarer Freude geh'n,
Eins sein in einem tiefen Glücksgedanken!

Und wie im Leben auch die Stürme weh'n,
Da ist kein Zagen und da ist kein Schwanken:
Fest steht die Liebe, wie die Sterne steh'n --
Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n
In Liebestiefen ohne Ziel und Schranken!

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Confirmed with Karl Stieler, Gesammelte Werke, Zweiter Band, Gesammelte Dichtungen (hochdeutsch), Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1908, page 308.

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Wie wundersam . . . !", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 1. Auszug, first published 1882 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How wondrous is this losing of one’s self
In depths of love without goal and barriers:
To see the whole world with bright eyes,
To walk in the shimmering sunshine of pure joy,
To be at one in a deep thought of happiness!

And however much the storms may blow in life,
There is no hesitating and there is no faltering:
Love stands as firm as the stars stand --
How wondrous is this losing one’s self
In depths of love without goal and barriers!

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Translations of title(s):
"Wie wundersam . . . !" = "How wondrous . . . !"
"Wie wundersam ist das Verlorengehn" = "How wondrous is this losing of one’s self"
"Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n" = "How wondrous is this losing of one’s self"

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