I wish to roam through mountain and valley

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Berg und Thal will ich durchstreifen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Berg und Thal will ich durchstreifen 
  In der Frühlingstage Pracht,
Wo auf Wiesen und in Wäldern
  Die verjüngte Schöpfung lacht.

In das Wonnemeer der Düfte,
  Das aus allen Blüthen quillt,
Will ich ganz mich untertauchen 
  Bis der Seele Durst gestillt.

Bis ich selber untergehe 
  In der Blüthen Balsamduft,
Und aus dir verjüngt erstehe
  Du geliebte Frühlingsluft.

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• F. Mendelssohn

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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874) [author's text not yet checked 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 Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892), "Frühling", op. 23 no. 17, published 1876 [ women's chorus or boys' chorus ], from Sammlung drei- und vierstimmigen Lieder für Frauenchor (Mädchen- oder ungebrochene Knabenstimme) z. Gebr. in Schule und Verein, no. 17, Binningen, (Kompfe) [sung text not yet checked]
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Frühlingslied", op. posth. 100 (Vier Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 3 (1843?) [ SATB quartet ]
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de printemps", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2009-04-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 56

I wish to roam through mountain and...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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I wish to roam through mountain and valley
 In the glory of these spring days,
When upon meadows and in forests
 Rejuvenated creation laughs.

Into the joyous sea of scents
 That wells forth from every blossom,
I wish to completely submerge myself
 Until the thirst of my soul is quenched.

Until I myself am submerged
 In the balsam-scent of the blossoms,
And arise rejuvenated from you,
 You beloved air of spring.

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English song title (Gaugler): Spring
English song title (Mendelssohn): Spring Song

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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 71