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by Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Enslin (1819 - 1875)

Auf die Berge
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Auf die Berge möcht' ich hin,
   Mit den frohen Lerchen ziehn!
   Muthig über Fels und Kluft,
   In die frische, freie Luft!

Über Wolken möcht' ich stehn! 
   Über Länder möcht' ich sehn!
   Ungetrübtes Lebensglück 
   Lächelt dort dem freien Blick!

Droben nur erstarkt der Geistm
   Der sich von den Fesseln reißt!
   Unten in des Thales Haft 
   Schwindet ihm die freie Kraft!

Juble laut mein frohes Herz!
   Schwing' Dich selig himmelwärts!
   Senk' Dein Weh' in tiefsten See!
   Bergeshöh' ist himmelsnäh'!

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F. Messer sets stanzas 1, 2, 4

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Confirmed with Der schwäbische Postbote. Feuilleton zur Neuen Augsburger Zeitung, Vierzehnter Jahrgang (20. Juni 1880), Nr. 81, page 475.


Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Enslin (1819 - 1875), "Auf die Berge!" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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

This text was added to the website: 2026-10-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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