Happiness in love | I love a maiden with all my heart

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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Liebesglück

(Sung text for setting by H. Zöllner)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Ich hab' ein Liebchen lieb recht von Herzen,
Hellfrische Augen hat's wie zwei Kerzen,
Und wo sie spielend streifen das Feld,
Ach, wie so lustig glänzet die Welt!

Wie in der Waldnacht zwischen den Schlüften
Plötzlich die Täler sonnig sich klüften,
Funkeln die Ströme, rauscht himmelwärts
Blühende Wildnis - so ist mein Herz!

Wie vom Gebirg' ins Meer zu schauen,
Wie wenn der Seefalk, hangend im Blauen,
Zuruft der dämmernden Erd', wo sie blieb? -
So unermesslich ist rechte Lieb'!

Composition:

Heinrich Zöllner

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Glückliche", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Felicitat d'amor", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Happiness in love", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Bonheur de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Felicità d'amore", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 82

Happiness in love

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Zöllner)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I love a maiden with all my heart:
she has bright fresh eyes like two candles,
and wherever they playfully rest,
ah! how joyously gleams the world!

Just as in the dark woods, between ravines,
abruptly sparkle sunny gaps,
gleaming streams, and blossoming wildernesses
rustling heavenward - so it is in my heart!

Just as one gazes at the sea from the mountains,
just as the seahawk, gliding in the blue,
calls to the twilit earth where it lies:
so immeasurable is true love!

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Der Glückliche", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 83