We exchange no angry words | We exchange no angry words

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by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wir geben uns kein böses Wort

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wir geben uns kein böses Wort 
Vom Aufstehn bis zum Niederlegen;
In Frieden kömmst du, gehest fort, 
Wird Das ein reicher Gottessegen!

Ein jedes Wort ein jeder Blick 
Von Gott gehört wird und gesehen; 
Für unser gnädiglich Geschick
Sie bis an's Sterben bei ihm flehen!

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Confirmed with Oscar v. Redwitz, Amaranth, Zweite Auflage, Mainz: Verlag von Kirchheim und Schott, 1850, page 118.

Text Authorship:

by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille 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 Carl Theodor Emanuel, Freiherr von Perfall (1824 - 1907), "Wir geben uns kein böses Wort", op. 16 (Amaranth's stille Lieder) no. 4, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Mainz: Schott [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "We exchange no angry words", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2025-03-16
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We exchange no angry words

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

We exchange no angry words
From when we arise to when we lie down at night;
You come in peace, go forth in peace,
How that becomes a rich blessing from God!

Every word and every glance
Is heard and seen by God;
For our propitious fate
They shall plead before him until we die!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz (1823 - 1891), no title, appears in Amaranth, in Amaranths stille Lieder
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 55