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by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763 - 1842)
Translation by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819)

Selig, wer in einer Hütte
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français) 
Selig, wer in einer Hütte
deiner Liebe nur sich weiht,
wo nach deiner Väter Sitte
herrscht die [fromme]1 G'nügsamkeit!
Könnt' ich, was des Zufalls Tücke
hämisch zwischen uns gestellt,
stürzen mit dem einz'gen Blicke,
o, so gäb' ich eine Welt!

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•   F. Himmel 

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Confirmed with Theater von August v. Kotzebue, 19. Bd. Wien & Leipzig 1841, from the Vaudeville Fanchon, das Leiermädchen

1 Himmel: "frohe"

Text Authorship:

  • by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Fanchon das Leyermädchen - Vaudeville in drei Acten [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763 - 1842), appears in Fanchon la Vielleuse [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (1765 - 1814), "Selig, wer in einer Hütte" [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-06
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