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by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

О, Lilie rein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  О, Lilie rein, 
Maria du
Voll Gnadenschein
Und Friedensruh'!

  O Rose roth,
Die Duft umfließt,
In Noth und Tod
Sei mir gegrüßt!

  In Noth und Tod 
Sei du mein Stern!
Wie schwank mein Boot,
Dir folg' ich gern.

  Trotz Flutgebraus
Und Sturmesweh'n,
In's Vaterhaus 
Werd' ein ich geh'n!

  O Lilie rein, 
Maria du, 
O Mutter mein,
Gib mir die Ruh'!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Waldblumen, Dritte, durchaus ausgewählte und reich veremehrte Auflage, Paderborn: Druck und Verlag von Ferdinand Schöningh, 1885, pages 215-216.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, appears in Waldblumen, in 3. Gottesminne [3rd edition], in Marienlieder, no. 2 [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "О, Lilie rein", op. 61e no. 4 [ high voice, low voice and organ ], Lippstadt: Kistner & Siegel & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 60

Oh lily pure

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Oh lily pure,
Mary, Thou
Full of the radiance of mercy
And peaceful rest!

  Oh red rose,
Enveloped by scent,
In misery and death
Be hailed!

In misery and death
Be Thou my star!
How unstable is my barque,
I follow Thee gladly.

  Despite raging waters
And the raging of the storm,
I shall enter
The Father’s house.

  Oh lily pure,
Mary, Thou
Oh Mother of mine,
Give me rest!

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Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), no title, appears in Waldblumen, in 3. Gottesminne [3rd edition], in Marienlieder, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2020-10-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 70