Ô temps bénit, quand dans la poitrine

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by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

O sel'ge Zeit, da in der Brust

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

O sel'ge Zeit, da in der Brust 
Die Liebe auferblüht, 
[Da]¹ morgenhell das Angesicht 
In ihrer Wonne glüht,
O halte fest die gold'ne Zeit 
Du Jäger, schmuck und grün, 
Bald muß ja doch dein schöner Mai 
Verwelken und verblühn.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Schumann

R. Schumann sets lines 1-4

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Confirmed with Die Pilgerfahrt der Rose. Dichtung von Moritz Horn. Zweite Abtheilung, Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1852. Appears in Im Walde, page 80.

¹ Schumann: "Und"

Text Authorship:

by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874), no title, appears in Die Pilgerfahrt der Rose, in Im Walde, first published 1852 [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "O sel'ge Zeit, da in der Brust", op. 112 no. 18, published 1852, lines 1-4 [ chorus and piano ], from oratorio Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, no. 18, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

Ô temps bénit, quand dans la poitrine

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ô temps bénit, quand dans la poitrine
L'amour fleurit,
Et dans la clarté du matin son visage
Brille de son bonheur.
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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Moritz Horn (1814 - 1874), no title, appears in Die Pilgerfahrt der Rose, in Im Walde, first published 1852
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 21