O youth, o lovely time of roses | Of all the lovely youths in the world

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

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 ©

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

O youth, o lovely time of roses

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Of all the lovely youths in the world
 there is one that pleases me the most;
 he has a red mouth and dark brown hair;
 well will I love him forever and more.
 
 The dimples in his cheeks,
 the dimple in his chin,
 there was I held captive,
 with my entire light-hearted mind,
 
 and in those blue eyes
 I looked well;
 my entire life's days I would
 spend captivated there!
 
 O youth, o lovely time of roses!
 The paths and bridges are strewn with flowers;
 the sky stands open and one can see angels.
 Would that I could remain with you, darling of my heart!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , collected by A. Zuccalmaglio
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 105