Translation Singable translation by Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar (1835 - 1902)
O Jugendlust, o Jugendglück
Language: German (Deutsch)
O Jugendlust, o Jugendglück, wie seid Ihr doch so weit; und nimmer kehrest du zurück, du sel'ge, gold'ne Zeit. O Mutterauge, treu und lieb, geschlossen bis auch du, den Traum der Liebe der mir blieb, deckt längst der Rasen zu. Das glückes Strahl erschienen kaum, Verlosch, ein falscher Schein; dahin der letzte, schöne Traum; treu blieb die Sorg' allein. Doch blick ich auf zum Himmelzeit, da strahlt ein Sternelein, das freunlich winkt aus ferner Welt: komm! hier wirst du glücklich sein!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frank Valentin Van der Stucken (1858 - 1929), "O Jugendlust, o Jugendglück", op. 17 (Acht Lieder) no. 1, published 1892 [ low voice and piano ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Jos. Van de Vijver) , "O jongheidsvreugd! O jonkheidheil!"
- ENG English [singable] (Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar) , "O Joy of Youth!"
Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 81
O Joy of Youth!
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
O joy of youth, o youthful glee! You've van'ish'd far away. Ans never shall return to me That golden, blissful day! A mother's eye so true and fond, Now closed to earthly scene, Fair love's young dream, that sunny bond, Lies buried 'neath the green. The light of joy, that did but beam, For me most falsely shone; Thus faded ev'ry cherish'd dream: Despair kept faith alone! But when I gaze on Heaven's dome, On star yet smiles on me, Its radiance marks my distant home: Come! here shall thou happy be!
From the Van der Stucken score
Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Helen Dellenbauch Tretbar (1835 - 1902), "O Joy of Youth!" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by William Strauss
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Hanne-Joost Peeters
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 92