O Himmelblau, o Himmelblau,
Hab' dich so oft gesehn --
Was sagst du mir heut zum ersten Mal,
Wie du wunder-, wunderschön?
O Vögelein, ihr Vögelein,
Ich lauscht euch doch so oft --
Was sagt ihr mir heut zum ersten Mal,
Was ihr träumt und sehnt und hofft?
Du wunderschöne Gotteswelt,
Wie traut erschienst du mir --
Was sagst du mir heut zum ersten Mal,
Daß ich ein Teil von dir?
Composition:
Set to music by Paul Umlauft (1853 - 1934), "Liebeserwachen", op. 22 no. 4, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz: C.A. Klemm
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Oh blue of heaven, oh blue of heaven,
I have seen you so often --
Why are you telling me today for the first time
How wondrously, wondrously beautiful you are?
Oh all ye birds, ye birdlets,
I have listened to you so often --
Why are you telling me today for the first time
What you dream and yearn for and hope for?
You wondrously beautiful God's world,
How familiar you seemed to me --
Why are you telling me today for the first time
That I am a part of you?
