Lauter Freude, lauter Wonne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Lauter Freude, lauter Wonne,
Lauter Licht und lauter Sonnе,
Lauter Frieden, lauter Segen,
Lauter Lust auf allen Wegen,
Ja, der Himmel schon auf Erden,
O mein Lieb, was soll's noch werden!
Du mit mir und ich mit dir,
Wer ist glücklich doch wie wir!
Lauter Liebe, lauter Güte
Aus dem innersten Gemüthe,
Freundlichkeit statt aller Sorgen,
Gleich am Abend wie am Morgen,
Lauter Lächeln statt der Klage,
Lauter Frühling alle Tage!
Du mit mir und ich mit dir,
Wer ist glücklich doch wie wir!
Lauter Huld nur, täglich neue,
Bis zum Tode reinste Treue,
Frohstes Tragen, kühnstes Wagen
Alle Stunden ohne Zagen,
Alles um uns her vergessen,
Lieb' und Glück nur, ohn' Ermessen!
Du mit mir und ich mit dir,
Wer ist glücklich doch wie wir!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 200-201.
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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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Lauter Freude, lauter Wonne", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Drei nachgelassene Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Friedrich) Oskar Wermann (1840 - 1906), "Lauter Freude, lauter Wonne", op. 47, published 1888 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with violoncello and piano ], Leipzig: Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sheer happiness, sheer bliss!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Sheer happiness, sheer bliss!
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Sheer happiness, sheer bliss!
Sheer light and sheer sunshine,
Sheer peace, sheer blessing,
Sheer joy on every pathway,
Yes, heaven already on earth,
Oh, my love, what shall yet transpire!
You with me and I with you,
Who is as happy as we are!
Sheer love, sheer benevolence
From out of our innermost spirits,
Amiability instead of all anxieties,
In the evening exactly as in the morning,
Sheer smiling instead of lamentation,
Sheer springtime every day!
You with me and I with you,
Who is as happy as we are!
Only sheer benevolence, daily new,
The purest faithfulness till death,
The most joyful bearing, the bravest daring
Every hour without hesitation,
Forgetting everything around us,
Only love and happiness, without measure!
You with me and I with you,
Who is as happy as we are!
Text Authorship:
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