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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:
- Set to music by August Harder (1775 - 1813), "Die Liebe", stanzas 1-3,1 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder mit Belgleitung des Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
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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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
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.
...
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, (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.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty (1748 - 1776), "Der Liebende", written 1776 and by Johann Heinrich Voss (1751 - 1826), "Der Liebende", written 1776
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 103