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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

O Jugend, o schöne Rosenzeit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Von allen schönen Kindern auf der Welt
Mir eines doch am meisten wohlgefällt;
Es hat ein rot Mündlein und dunkelbraunes Haar;
Wohl will ich es lieben auch ganz und gar.

Die Grübchen in den Wangen, 
Das Grübchen in dem Kinn,
Drin war mich gleich gefangen 
Mein ganzer leichter Sinn,

Und in die blauen Augen,
Seh' ich da recht hinein,
Da möcht' ich mein Lebtag
Gefangen drin sein!

O Jugend, o schöne Rosenzeit!
Die Wege, die Stege sind mit Blumen bestreut;
Der Himmel steht offen, man schaut die Engelein.
O könnt' ich, Herzliebsten, stets bei dir sein!

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , collected by A. Zuccalmaglio [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 Gustav Bergmann (1837 - 1892), "O Jugend, o schöne Rosenzeit", op. 28 (Vier Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen) no. 4, published 1880 [ TTBB quartet ], Leipzig, Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "O Jugend, o schöne Rosenzeit", op. 57 no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Oh joventut, oh bell temps de les roses", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "O youth, o lovely time of roses", copyright ©


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 96

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