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O sag' es noch ein Mal, Noch tausend, tausend Mal Das eine wundersüße Wort! Wie Engelsang Tönt mir im Herzen fort Sein holder Klang, Ach, wie genug hör' ich's mein Leben lang! O sag' es noch ein Mal -- und küsse mich -- Das eine traute Wort: Ich lieb', ich liebe dich! O sag' es noch ein Mal, Noch tausend, tausend Mal, Wie macht dieß Wort mich glücklich doch! So wonnig lacht, So schön wie niemals noch Im Nu entfacht, Ob seinem Klange mir des Frühlings Pracht! O sag' es noch ein Mal -- und küsse mich -- Das eine traute Wort: Ich lieb', ich liebe dich! O sag es noch ein Mal, Noch tausend, tausend Mal, Dieß Wort, ich hör' es gar zu gern! Zu aller Stund' Ist es mein heller Stern, Spricht es dein Mund So hold und süß aus tiefstem Herzensgrund! O sag' es noch ein Mal -- und küsse mich -- Das eine traute Wort: Ich lieb', ich liebe dich!
F. Abt sets stanzas 1-2, 3(lines3-9) in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, 1875, pages 154-155.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "O sag' es noch ein Mal!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 174 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "O sag' es noch einmal!", op. 249 (3 Lieder für Tenor oder Sopran mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1863, stanzas 1-2,3(lines3-9) [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C. F. W. Siegel, confirmed with Abt-Album, vol. 1, no. 18, pages 51-55. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "O sag' es noch einmal", op. 540 (Sechs zweistimmige Lieder mit Pianoforte), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1878 [ vocal duet with piano ], Leipzig: Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Franz Aloys Theodor Commer (1813 - 1887), "O sag' es noch einmal", op. 65 (Zwanzig Lieder für Fr. Oser, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 10, published 1880 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Fink (1831 - 1911), "O sag' es noch einmal", op. 56 no. 1, published 1885 [ medium voice and piano ], in: Preis-Lieder-Album Leipzig: M. Hesse [sung text not yet checked]
- by A.J. Nowotný , "O sag' es noch einmal", op. 13 (Drei Lieder für vier Männerstimmen) no. 2, published 1865 [ ttbb quartet ], Prag: Christoph & K. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Schneeberger (1843 - 1906), "O sag' es noch einmal!", op. 43, published 1893 [ voice and piano ], Bern: Druck von Sampfli, Lack & Scheim; Biel: Schneeberger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Emil Siegert (1838 - c1901), "O sag' es noch einmal!", op. 107, published 1867 [ men's chorus ], Riga: Götschel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Slansky (1838 - 1905), "O sag' es noch einmal", published 1872 [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Lieder, no. 1, Leipzig: Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ottobald Walther (b. 1835), "O sag' es noch einmal", op. 1 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Gotha: Ziert [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Oh, say it one more time!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 164
Oh, say it one more time, Yet a thousand, thousand times, That one wondrously sweet word! Like the singing of angels Its lovely ringing Keeps resounding in my heart, Ah, never shall I hear it enough throughout my life! Oh, say it one more time -- and kiss me -- That one dear word: I love, I love you! Oh, say it one more time, Yet a thousand, thousand times, How happy this word indeed makes me! So blissfully smiles, So beautifully as never before, Ignited in a moment, Is the splendour of springtime by its sounding! Oh, say it one more time -- and kiss me -- That one dear word: I love, I love you! Oh, say it one more time, Yet a thousand, thousand times, This word, I hear it all too gladly! At every hour It is my bright star, When your lips speak it So dearly and sweetly from the depths of your heart! Oh, say it one more time -- and kiss me -- That one dear word: I love, I love you!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "O sag' es noch ein Mal!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 174
This text was added to the website: 2026-01-05
Line count: 27
Word count: 175