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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Grad wenn's am schönsten ist
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
  So war's zu aller Frist, 
Wirst's müssen leiden: 
Grad, wenn's am schönsten ist, 
Ach! gilt's zu scheiden! 

Sonne, du weißt es gut: 
Mitten im Winken, 
Grad in der schönsten Gluth, 
Ach! mußt du sinken! 

Fluren, wenn spät im Jahr 
Golden ihr flimmert 
Und's noch so wunderbar 
Leuchtet und schimmert, 

Jäh von der Haide bald, 
Trüber und trüber, 
Und aus dem bunten Wald 
Klingt es herüber: 

  So wars's zu aller Frist, 
Wirst's müssen leiden: 
Grad, wenn's am schönsten ist, 
Ach! gilt's zu scheiden!

Confirmed with Neue Lieder von Friedrich Oser (1874-1884), Basel: Verlag von M. Bernheim, 1885, pages 80-81.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Grad wenn's am schönsten ist", appears in Neue Lieder [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 Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Grad wenn's am schönsten ist", op. 61 no. 10, published 1886 [ sa chorus ], from Im Freien zu singen. 10 Chorduette für Sopran und Alt (9. Folge) ohne Begleitung. Zum Gebrauch in höheren Schulen und Gesangvereinen, no. 10, Leipzig: Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Just when everything is at its most beautiful", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 83

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