Das eine Wort
See originalLanguage: German (Deutsch)
Schon such' ich mondenlang das eine Wort,
Und stets mit heißem Drang das eine Wort,
Doch wie ich sinnen mag, ich find's zu keiner Frist,
Das eine Wort, wie du so lieb mir bist!
Und kläng's wie Engelsang, das eine Wort,
Im schönsten, vollsten Klang, das eine Wort,
Ich könnt's dir sagen nicht, und säng' ich's Tag und Nacht,
Als wie ein Wort von dir mich glücklich macht!
Ja, such' ich noch so lang das eine Wort,
Im schönsten, vollsten Klang, das eine Wort;
Im tiefsten Herzen doch erklingt's zu jeder Frist,
Das eine Wort, wie du so lieb mir bist!
Composition:
Set to music by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Das eine Wort", op. 364a no. 1, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André; note: we have added the letter 'a' to this opus because it was used later in the same year by a different publisher
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The one word", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs
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This text was added to the website: 2020-11-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 104
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
For many moons already I seek the one word,
And ever with fervent urges the one word,
But no matter how I ponder, I find it at no time,
The one word, to say how dearly I love you!
And though it rung out like the singing of angels, the one word,
In the most beautiful, richest sound, the one word,
I could not tell it to you, though I sang it day and night,
How a word from you makes me happy!
Yes, though I searched ever so long for the one word,
In the most beautiful, rich sound, the one word;
Yet in the deepest depths of my heart it sounds at all times,
The one word, to say how dearly I love you!
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