Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle

Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle
Durch seliges Sommerland,
Fest liegen [unsere]1 Hände
Wie in einander gebannt.

Die große Sommersonne
Hat [unsere]2 Herzen erhellt,
Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle
Bis an das Ende der Welt.

Und bleicht deine sinkende Stirne, 
Und läßt meine Seele ihr Haus,
Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle
Auch in das Jenseits hinaus.

Wem solch ein Sommer beschieden,
[Der lacht der flüchtigen Zeit]3
Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle
Durch alle Ewigkeit.4

Translation(s): ENG ENG FRE

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¹ Strauss, Thuille, Weigl: "uns're"
² Strauss, Thuille: "uns're"
³ Thuille: "Der lächelt der glücklichen Zeit"
⁴ Strauss continues:

Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle 
Durch seliges Sommerland.
Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle 
Bis ans Ende der Welt.
Wir schreiten in goldener Fülle 
Durch alle Ewigkeit.

Authorship

• by Paul Remer (1867 - 1943), "In goldener Fülle" [ author's text verified 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Leo Ornstein (1892?4? - 2002), "In goldener Fülle", op. 33 no. 2, published 1915. [ sung text not verified ]
• by Alfred Schattmann , "In goldner Fülle", op. 2 no. 6 [voice and piano], from Johanniskind. 14 Sommerlieder von Paul Reiner [sic], für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text not verified ]
• by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "In goldener Fülle", op. 49 (Acht Lieder) no. 2 (1901). [ sung text verified 2 times]
• by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "In goldner Fülle", op. 27 (4 Lieder) no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "In goldener Fülle", copyright © 1939 [duet for soprano and baritone], from 5 duets for Soprano and Baritone, no. 4, note: the score gives the author of text as "Paul Reiner" (probably a typo), also set in English [ sung text verified 1 time]

Settings in other languages or adaptations:

• Also set in English, a translation by Vally Weigl, née Pick (1894?89? - 1982) FRE by Karl Weigl.
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Other available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Lawrence Snyder) (Rebecca Plack) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Dans l'abondance dorée", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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We walk in golden abundance

We walk in golden abundance
Through blissful summerland,
Our hands lie firmly clasped,
As if bound to one another.

The great summer sun
Has illuminated our hearts,
We walk in golden abundance
Until the end of the world

And if your lowering brow pales,
And if my soul leaves its home,
We will walk in golden abundance
In the next life as well.

To whomever such a summer is granted,
He laughs at the passage of time --
We walk in golden abundance
Throughout eternity.

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• Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Lawrence Snyder and Rebecca Plack, (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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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Remer (1867 - 1943), "In goldener Fülle" FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Leo Ornstein, Alfred Schattmann, Richard Georg Strauss, Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille, Karl Weigl. Go to the text.

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.