by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776) and by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

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.

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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.

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

  • 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

Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Fortunate, fortunate is he
who catches sight of you,
and drinks in your Heaven,
when your face,
suffused in angel-light
beckons with a greeting of peace.

A sweet gaze,
A sign, a nod,
shines upon me like the spring sun.
The entire day
I will contemplate it,
and float in heavenly bliss.

Your lovely image
will lead me mildly
by a gentle flower-chain;
In my arms
it awakens warm,
and goes with me to bed.

Fortunate, fortunate is he
who catches sight of you,
and drinks in your Heaven,
when your face,
suffused in angel-light
beckons with a greeting of peace.

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

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 103