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by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Ein Wort von deinem Munde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Ein Wort von deinem Munde,
Das mir herüber klang,
Tönt mir wie eine Kunde
Von goldnem Märchensang.
Durch meine Seele rauschen
Die goldnen Klänge all,
Und alle Tiefen lauschen
Dem süßen Wiederhall.

Ein Blick von deinem Auge,
Mein ganzer Himmel du! 
Bringt mit Versöhnungshauche 
Mein ganzes Herz zur Ruh.
So schicken seelge Mächte 
Vom blauen Himmelsthor 
Durch warme Sommernächte 
Ein leuchtend Meteor.

Confirmed with Otto Roquette, Liederbuch, Stuttgart und Tübingen: J.G. Cotta’scher Verlag, 1852, page 67

Text Authorship:

by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Ein Wort von deinem Munde" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Martin Blumner (1827 - 1901), "Ein Wort von deinem Munde", op. 7 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
by Charlotte von Bülow (1817 - 1908), "Ein Wort von deinem Munde", op. 6 (Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1873 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]
by Christian Seidel , "Ein Wort von deinem Munde", published 1855 [ bass and piano ], from Drei Gesänge, no. 1, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
by (Peter) Nicolai von Wilm (1834 - 1911), "Ein Wort von deinem Munde", op. 23 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1879 [ medium voice and piano ], Dresden, Ries [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "One word from your lips", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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One word from your lips

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

One word from your lips
That rang out from yonder,
Sounds to me like tidings
Of golden fairy-tale song.
Through my soul rush
All the golden tones,
And all the depths harken
To the sweet echo.

One glance from your eyes,
You my entire heaven,
With a reconciling breeze brings
Peace to my whole heart.
Thus blessed powers send forth
From the blue gate of Heaven
Through the warm summer nights
A shining meteor.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Roquette (1824 - 1896), "Ein Wort von deinem Munde"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-09-29
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Word count: 74