When you walk through the woods
Language: German (Deutsch)
[When]1 you walk through woods, I want you to see The floating gold of a bumble bee. [Rivers of sunlight, pools of shade, Toadstools sleeping in mossy jade.]2 A cobweb net with a catch of dew, Treetops cones against the blue, Dancing flowers, bright green flies, And birds to put rainbows in your eyes. When you walk through woods I want you to hear A million sounds in your little ear, [The scratch and rattle of wind-tossed trees, A rush, a timid chipmunk flees.]2 The cry of a hawk from the distant sky, The purr of leaves when a breeze rolls by, Brooks that [mumble]3, stones that ring, And birds to teach your heart to sing. When you walk through the woods I want you to feel That no mere man could make this real... [Could paint the throb of a butterfly's wings, Could teach a woodchuck how to sing,]2 Could give the wonders of earth and sky; There's something greater than you [or]4 I. When you walk through the woods and the [birches]5 nod, [Son, meet a friend of mine named GOD.]6
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1 Warren: "Little child, when"
2 omitted by Warren.
3 Warren "murmur"
4 Warren: "and"
5 Warren: "branches"
6 Warren: "Child, here you'll find a friend named God!"
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
1 Warren: "Little child, when"
2 omitted by Warren.
3 Warren "murmur"
4 Warren: "and"
5 Warren: "branches"
6 Warren: "Child, here you'll find a friend named God!"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elinor Remick Warren (1900 - 1991), "When you walk through the woods", copyright © 1950 [voice and piano], copyright for the song assigned 1999 to Masters Music Publications [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-28
Line count: 27
Word count: 183