De minnaar | Geniet, geniet

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by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776) and by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Die Liebe

(Sung text for setting by A. Harder)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Beglückt, beglückt,
Wer dich erblickt,
Und deinen Himmel trinket;
Wem dein Gesicht
Voll Engellicht
Den Gruß des Friedens winket.

Ein süsser Blick,
Ein Wink, ein Nick,
Glänzt mir wie Frühlingssonnen;
Den ganzen Tag
Sinn' ich ihm nach,
Und schweb' in Himmelswonnen.

Dein holdes Bild
Führt mich so mild
An sanfter Blumenkette;
In meinem Arm
Erwacht es warm,
Und geht mit mir zu Bette.

Beglückt, beglückt,
Wer dich erblickt,
Und deinen Himmel trinket;
Wem dein Gesicht
Voll Engellicht
Den Gruß des Friedens winket.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,1 of the original text.

This is the version of Hölty's poem heavily reworked by Voß. For the original version, see below.

Composition:

August Harder

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Text Authorship:

by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Der Liebende", written 1776
by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Der Liebende", written 1776

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De minnaar", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The lover", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 85

De minnaar

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Harder)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Geniet, geniet,
Wie jou aanziet,
Jouw hemel in mag drinken,
Als jouw gezicht
Vol engellicht
Zijn vredegroet laat blinken.

Een lieve blik,
Een wenk, een knik
Warmt mij als lentezonnen;
De hele dag
Ben ik van slag,
Mijn hemel is begonnen.

Jouw lieve beeld
Voert mij zo mild
Langs zachte bloemenkusten;
En in mijn arm
Ontwaakt het warm
En gaat met mij ter ruste.

Geniet, geniet,
Wie jou aanziet,
Jouw hemel in mag drinken,
Als jouw gezicht
Vol engellicht
Zijn vredegroet laat blinken.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,1 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-23
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