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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

O Liebe, wie bist du an Wundern reich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  O Liebe! wie bist du an Wundern reich! 
Ach, hat sich erfüllet mein Hoffen, 
Ein neuer Himmel alsogleich 
Steht leuchtend über mir offen! 

  O Liebe, Liebe! du schönster Traum!
Noch süßere Wonne mir lachet, 
Ach, bin aus holdem Traume kaum 
Ich selig eben erwachet! 

  O Liebe! du ewiger Frühling du! 
Mag jegliche Blume verblühen, 
Nur reicher mußt du immerzu 
Im Herzen duften und glühen!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 168-169.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "O Liebe! wie bist du an Wundern reich!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 191 [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 Ernst Paul Flügel (1844 - 1912), "O Liebe, wie bist du an Wundern reich", op. 5 (Sieben Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

Oh love! how rich you are in wonders!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Oh love! how rich you are in wonders!
Ah, when my hopes have been fulfilled,
Immediately a new heaven
Stands, shining, open above me!

Oh love, love! you most beautiful dream!
Even sweeter bliss smiles upon me,
Ah, when I have barely just woken
Blissfully from lovely dreams!

  Oh love! you eternal springtime, you!
May every flower fade,
Only you must, ever more richly,
Always glow and exude your scent within my heart!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "O Liebe! wie bist du an Wundern reich!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 191
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 74