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Die Liebe ist ein Rosenstrauch.
Wo blüht er?
Ei nun, in unserm Garten,
Darin wir zwei, mein Lieb und ich,
Getreulich seiner warten,
wofür er uns aus Dankbarkeit
Alltäglich neue [Rosen beut]1;
Und wenn im Himmel Rosen blühn,
Sie können [kaum noch schöner glühn]2.
Die Liebe ist ein klarer Bach.
Wo zieht er?
Ei nun, in unserm Garten.
So viele Wellen, so viel Lust
Und Freuden aller Arten;
Auch spiegelt er die Welt umher,
Als ob sie noch viel schöner wär';
Drauf fahren wir so lustig hin,
Wie Vöglein durch den Himmel ziehn.
Die Liebe ist ein heller Stern.
Wo glüht er?
Ei nun, in unserm Garten.
Ach, Liebchen, sprich, was läßt du mich
Doch oft so lange warten?
Denn seh' ich dich nicht alle Stund,
Des Sternes Glut mein Herz [verwund't]3;
Doch kommst du, steigt er mild herauf,
Als geht im Mai die Sonne auf.
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View original text (without footnotes)Note for stanza 3, line 1, word 5: in some editions of Schumann, "holder" appears instead of "heller".
1 Schumann: "Blumen streut"2 Schumann: "doch nicht schöner blühn"
3 Schumann: "verbrennt"
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Liebesgarten", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844 [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 (Gustav) Adolf Brandt (1838 - 1919), "Liebesgarten", op. 8 (Zwei Liebeslieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1893 [ mixed chorus ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vinzenz Lachner (1811 - 1893), "Liebesgarten", op. 11 (Gedichte aus den Liedern eines Malers) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Liebesgarten", op. 101 (5 Lieder von R. Reinick) no. 1 (1839?), published 1839 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798 - 1859), "Liebesgarten", op. 149 (Sechs Lieder und Gesänge für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1840 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], Dresden, Meser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Die Liebe ist ein Rosenstrauch", op. 80 no. 3 (1874) [ SATB chorus ], from Liebesgarten. 5 Gesänge für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass, no. 3, Leipzig, Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Liebesgarten", op. 34 (Vier Duette) no. 1 (1840), published 1841 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], Leipzig, Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Tuin der liefde", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David K. Smythe) , "Love's Garden", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Jardin d'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 151
Love is a rose bush. Where does it bloom? There now, in our garden, wherein we two, my love and I, stay each true to his own, for which in gratitude it daily strews new flowers for us. And if in heaven roses bloom, yet they could not bloom more beautiful. Love is a clear stream. Where does it flow? There now, in our garden. So many waves, so much pleasure and all kinds of joy; also it mirrors the world around, as though it were even much fairer. On it we sail away so happy, as birds fly through the sky. Love is a shining star. Where does it shine? There now, in our garden. O darling tell me, for what do you let me often wait so long? For if I do not see you all hours, the glow of the star burns my heart; but then you come, it soars gently, as the sun rises in May.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by David K. Smythe, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Liebesgarten", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 161