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Ist's ein Gruß von dir, Was das Veilchen haucht, Das aus jungem Grün Eben aufgetaucht? [Ja, ein Gruß wohl ist's]1 aus weiter Fern, Ach, ein Gruß von dir, mein Augenstern! Ist's ein Gruß von dir, Den das Vöglein bringt, [Das so frischen]2 Tons Von dem Wipfel [singt]3? [Ja, ein Gruß wohl ist's]1 aus weiter Fern, Ach, ein Gruß von dir, mein Augenstern! Ist's ein Gruß von dir, Den ich schnell erlauscht, Was das Bächlein singt, Was die Tanne rauscht? [Ja, ein Gruß wohl ist's]1 aus weiter Fern, Ach, ein Gruß von dir, mein Augenstern! [ Ist's ein Gruß von dir, Komm zurück, zurück Lieber selber doch, Du mein einzig Glück! Hör', ach hör mein Flehn aus weiter Fern: Komm zurück, zurück, mein Augenstern!]4
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 190-191.
1 Randhartinger: "Ist's ein Gruß von dir"2 Randhartinger: "der so langen"
3 Randhartinger: "klingt"
4 Randhartinger:
Ist's ein Gruß von dir? Kannst du's wissen denn, Wie die Wunde mir Tief im Herzen brenn'? Ist's ein Gruß von dir? Woher zur Frist Weißt du, Kind, wie weh', wie weh' mir ist?
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Ist's ein Gruß von dir!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 216 [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir?", op. 391 (3 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Seitz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Appel (1812 - 1895), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 49 no. 3, published 1881 [ men's chorus ], in: Neue Regensburger Sängerhalle, Regensburg: Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alwin Blättermann , "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", published 1899 [ men's chorus ], from Zwei Lieder für Männerchor im Volkston, no. 1, Berlin: Wernthal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Brandt (1840 - 1893), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 83, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: R. Schultz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Brenner (1854 - 1927), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 21, published 1894 [ soprano solo and mixed chorus ], Stuttgart: Sulze & Galler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Hirsch (1858 - 1918), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 16 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 1, published 1888 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Isenmann (1839 - 1889), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 42 no. 1, published 1882 [ ttbb quartet ], in: 42 Soloquartette für Männerstimmen, Freising: Datterer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl North (1859 - 1914), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 2 (Drei Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1889 [ ttbb chorus ], Basel: Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Auf des Kindes Tod I" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Reinhold Reich (1842 - 1900), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Siegismund & Volkening [sung text not yet checked]
- by Nikolaus Soltans (1832 - 1900), "Ist's ein Gruss von dir", op. 12, published 1886 [ low voice and piano ], Offenbach: André [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-08-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 130
Is it a greeting from you, That which the violet breathes, [The violet] that just sprouted From the young greenery? [Yes, it is surely a greeting]1 from far away, Ah, a greeting from you, my shining star! Is it a greeting from you, That the birdlet brings, [The birdlet that sings]2 from the treetop With such [a brisk tone]3? [Yes, it is surely a greeting]1 from far away, Ah, a greeting from you, my shining star! Is it a greeting from you, That I quickly picked up, That which the brooklet sings, That which the fir soughs? [Yes, it is surely a greeting]1 from far away, Ah, a greeting from you, my shining star! [Is it a greeting from you, T'would be better if you yourself Came back, came back, You my sole happiness! Harken, ah harken to my pleading from far away: Come back, come back, my shining star!]4
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Auf des Kindes Tod I" = "Upon my child's death I"
"Ist's ein Gruss von dir" = "Is it a greeting from you!"
2 Randhartinger: "the greeting that rings"
3 Randhartinger: "such long tones"
4 Randhartinger:
Is it a greeting from you? Can you then know, How the wound burns Deep within my heart? Is it a greeting from you? How do you know Just at this time, child, how sore, how sore is [my heart]?
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Ist's ein Gruß von dir!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 216
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 157