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by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Es muss' was Wunderbares sein

(Sung text for setting by A. Backer-Grøndahl)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FIN FRE JPN

Es muß was Wunderbares sein
Um's Lieben zweier Seelen!
Sich schließen ganz einander ein,
Sich nie ein Wort verhehlen!

Und Freud' und Leid, und Glück und Noth
So mit einander tragen!
Vom ersten Kuß bis in den Tod
Sich nur von Liebe sagen!

Composition:

Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl

Sechs deutsche Liebeslieder aus der Jugend

Text Authorship:

by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "It must be a wonderful thing", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Charles Fonteyn Manney) , "A wondrous rapture must it be", first published 1911
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ce doit être une chose merveilleuse", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
RUS Russian (Русский) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)

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Ce doit être une chose merveilleuse

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Backer-Grøndahl)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ce doit être une chose merveilleuse
Pour deux âmes de s'aimer,
S'enchaînant l'un à l'autre complètement,
Ne cachant jamais un seul mot,
Et joie et chagrin et bonheur et malheur,
Les supportant ensemble ;
Du premier baiser jusqu'à la mort
Parlant seulement d'amour.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
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Word count: 42