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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Und bin ich ein Stündlein nur ferne von...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Und bin ich ein Stündlein nur ferne von dir,
O Liebste, wie sehnt sich dein Herz gleich nach mir! 
O wie spähet dein Aug' und wie lauschet dein Ohr, 
Und bin ich's der heim kommt, wie fliegst du empor!

Und wie fliegst an den Hals du mir, leuchtend vor Glück, 
Denn dein Liebster, dein Liebster, der kehrt ja zurück! 
Und wie grüßt mich so freudig dein Aug' und dein Mund, 
Als gält's der ersten Liebe heiligen Bund! 

Und ach, wie zieht's mich auch zurück stets zu dir, 
Sind eins nur an Leib doch und Seele ja wir! 
Wie eil' ich, wie flieg' ich bergauf und bergab, 
Bis ich's wieder kann sagen, wie lieb ich dich hab!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 208.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Und bin ich ein Stündlein nur ferne von dir!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 236 [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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "And if I am only apart from you for an hour!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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And if I am only apart from you for an hour!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

And if I am only apart from you for an hour,
Oh dearest, how your heart immediately yearns for me!
Oh, how your eye peers and how your ear harkens,
And if I am the one who comes home, how you fly up!

And how you fly to my breast, radiant with happiness,
For your beloved, your beloved is returning!
And how your eyes and lips greet me so joyfully
As if this were the holy bond of first love!

And ah, how much I am also always drawn back to you,
For we are only one in body and soul!
How I hasten, how I fly uphill and downhill
Until I can say it once more, [say] how much I love you!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Und bin ich ein Stündlein nur ferne von dir!", appears in Liederbuch, in 2. Liebeslieder, no. 236
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-09
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