How wondrous is this losing of one’s self

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by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengehn

(Sung text for setting by F. Grimm)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n
In Liebestiefen ohne Ziel noch Schranken:
Die ganze Welt mit lichten Augen seh'n,
Im Sonnenschimmer klarer Freude geh'n,
Eins sein in einem Glücksgedanken!

Und wie im Leben auch die Stürme weh'n,
Da ist kein Zagen, ist kein Schwanken:
Fest steht die Liebe, wie die Sterne steh'n --
Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n
In Liebestiefen ohne Ziel noch Schranken!

Composition:

Friedrich Karl Grimm

Lieder der Sehnsucht

Text Authorship:

by Karl Stieler (1842 - 1885), "Wie wundersam . . . !", appears in Wanderzeit. Ein Liederbuch, in 1. Auszug, first published 1882

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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How wondrous is this losing of one’s...

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Grimm)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How wondrous is this losing of one’s self
In depths of love with neither goal nor barriers:
To see the whole world with bright eyes,
To walk in the shimmering sunshine of pure joy,
To be at one in a thought of happiness!

And however much the storms may blow in life,
There is no hesitating, there is no faltering:
Love stands as firm as the stars stand --
How wondrous is this losing one’s self
In depths of love with neither goal nor barriers!

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Translations of title(s):
"Wie wundersam . . . !" = "How wondrous . . . !"
"Wie wundersam ist das Verlorengehn" = "How wondrous is this losing of one’s self"
"Wie wundersam ist dies Verlorengeh'n" = "How wondrous is this losing of one’s self"

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