Silent blessings | Silently, in warm nights, the dew

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Stiller Segen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Still der Thau in lauen Nächten 
Ungesehn vom Himmel fließt, 
In die Blumen, die da schlafen, 
Wieder neues Leben gießt. 

Daß sie in der Morgenfrische 
Stehen da in lichter Pracht, 
Und ein jedes Blumenauge 
Freundlich auf zur Sonne lacht. 

Daß sie in des Tages Schwüle 
Bleiben frisch und welken nicht, 
Immer munter, immer heiter 
Lacht ihr wonnig Angesicht. 

Und Er sollte dein vergessen, 
Der des Blümleins Noth ersah? 
Schlummre ruhig, denn den Seinen 
Gibt's der Herr im Schlafe ja!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 118-119.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Stiller Segen", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 134 [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), "Stiller Segen", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder für Männerchor) no. 2, published 1878 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig: Robert Forberg [sung text checked 1 time]
by Eduard Tauwitz (1812 - 1894), "Stiller Segen", op. 107 no. 1, published 1876 [ satb chorus ], in: Sammlung ausgewählter Lieder und Gesänge für gemischten Chor für Gesangvereine und höherer Lehranstalten (ed. Carl Seitz), Regensburg: Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Silent blessings", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-02-04
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Silent blessings

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Silently, in warm nights, the dew
Flows unseen from the sky,
Into the sleeping flowers
It pours new life once more.

So that in the morning freshness
They stand there in bright splendour,
And the eye of every flower
Smiles amiably up to the sun.

So that in the day's humidity
They remain fresh and do not wilt,
Ever merry, ever cheerful
Their blissful faces laugh.

And He should forget you,
He who espied the plight of the flowers?
Slumber peacefully, for to those who are His own
The Lord giveth [everything] in their sleep!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Stiller Segen", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 134
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 95