Kein Wort hat's gewagt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kein Wort hat's gewagt,
Ein Blick hat's gesagt,
So scheu nur, daß mein
Du ewig willst sein!
Wie freudig nun fort
Ei! sagt's mir dein Wort,
Und sagt's mir zum Gruß
Dein wonniger Kuß!
Doch, nimmer verzagt,
Dein Blick mir's nun sagt
Am schönsten, daß mein
Du ewig willst sein!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 156-157.
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No word dared
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
No word dared [to utter it],
No glance said it,
Even ever so shyly, that
You wish to be mine forever!
How happily now on and on
Ah! your word says it to me,
And in greeting says it to me
Your blissful kiss!
But, never timidly,
Your glance now tells me,
Most beautifully of all, that
You wish to be mine forever!
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