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Treue Liebe, treue Liebe Ist das Süßeste der Welt, Treue Liebe, treue Liebe Bleibet, wenn der Himmel fällt! Ausgesungen wird es nimmer Auf dem weiten Erdenrund, Wie so selig doch für immer Machet treuer Liebe Bund! Wenn sie bricht so [klar]1 und helle [Aus]2 der Liebsten Aug hervor, Offen [steht, o Wonn']3 zur Stelle Dir des Himmels goldnes Thor; Wenn sie [spricht]4 so herzbezwingend Aus der Liebsten Mund [zu dir]5, Auch im Winter ziehet klingend Ein der schönste Lenz [bei dir]6! Und wenn Sturm und Wetter dräuen, Trotz dem neidischen Geschick, Sturm und Wetter kann zerstreuen, Glaub's! ein einz'ger Liebesblick! Halte fest dein treues Minnen! Fährt herab des Blitzes Brand -- Fester noch als Felsenzinnen Stehet Liebe, Hand in Hand! Treue Liebe reichster Segen, Wo du wohnst im kleinsten Haus, Zieh'n auf unsichtbaren Wegen Gottes Engel ein und aus; Weggethan ist alles Sorgen, Schweben leise sie herein, Und es wird mit jedem Morgen Neue [Himmelsfreude]7 dein! Drum beglücket, wenn's an Liebe, Nur an Liebe [nie]8 gebricht, Wer, wird einst sein Auge trübe, Mit dem letzten Hauche spricht: Treue Liebe, treue Liebe Ist das Süßeste der Welt, Treue Liebe, treue Liebe, Bleibet, wenn der Himmel fällt!
A. Häring sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5
Confirmed with Neue Alpenrosen. Eine Gabe Schweizerischer Dichter, Herausgegeben von J.J. Reithard, Zürich und Frauenfeld: Druck und Verlag von Ch. Beyel, 1849, pages 129-130.
1 Häring (bass solo): "mild"2 Häring: "nur (an error)"
3 Häring (tenors): "stehet, komm' "; Häring (basses): "steht, o komm' "
4 Häring: "bricht"
5 Häring: "dir zu"
6 Häring: "im Nu"
7 Häring: "Lust und Wonne"
8 Häring: "nicht"
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Treue Liebe" [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 Anton Häring (1825 - 1888), "Treue Liebe", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für Männerchor) no. 6, published 1878, stanzas 1-2,4-5 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Robert Forberg [sung text checked 1 time]
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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-15
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Word count: 203
Faithful love, faithful love Is the sweetest thing in the world, Faithful love, faithful love Remains [even] when the sky falls! The singing about it can never end Upon the broad expanse of the world, How the bond of faithful love Makes one so happy forever! When it shines forth so [clearly]1 and brightly From the eyes of your beloved, Immediately the golden gateway of Heaven [Stands, oh bliss,]2 open widely for you! When, utterly enchanting your heart, love [speaks]3 To you from the lips of your beloved, Then, even in winter, ringing [joyously], The loveliest springtime enters for you! And when storms and tempests threaten, Defy the jealous fate, Storms and tempests can be dispersed, Believe it! by a single glance of love! Hold fast to your true loving! If the fire of lightning descends -- Stronger yet than rocky crags Love stands, hand in hand! Richest blessing of faithful love, Where you dwell in the smallest abode, God's angels walk in and out Upon invisible paths; All anxiety is cast aside When [the angels] quietly waft in, And with every new morning New [heavenly joy]4 is yours! Therefore happy is he who is [never]5, Simply [never]5 lacking in love, Who, when someday his eyes grow dim, Speaks with his last breath: Faithful love, faithful love Is the sweetest thing in the world, Faithful love, faithful love Remains [even] when the sky falls!
1 Häring (bass solo): "gently"
2 Häring (tenors): "come"; Häring (basses): "oh come"
3 Häring: "breaks forth"
4 Häring: "joy and bliss"
5 Häring: "not"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Treue Liebe"
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-25
Line count: 40
Word count: 240