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by Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818)

Das Glück der Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Meines Lebens Wonne Tage, 
  Liebe, die verdank ich dir;
Denn du streust in jeder Lage, 
  meinen Weg mit Rosen mir.
Durch dich bin ich was ich bin, 
  nimm mich ganz o Liebe hin.

Wenn die Hand der Zeit die Rosen 
  mir von Wang und Lippen streift,
Wenn die Enkel um mich kosen, 
  meine Hand zum Stabe greift,
Durch dich bin ich was ich bin, 
  nimm mich ganz o Liebe hin.

Du wirst mir den Tod versüssen, 
  und des Grabes lange Nacht!
Denn ich werde wieder küssen, 
  wenn dereinst mein Staub erwacht!
Durch dich bin ich was ich bin, 
  nimm mich ganz o Liebe hin.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Gotthard Theobul Kosegarten (1758 - 1818) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Sophia Maria Westenholz (1759 - 1838), "Das Glück der Liebe", op. 4 (Zwölf deutsche Lieder mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte) no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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