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Grüner und grüner Matten und Feld! Froher das Leben, schöner die Welt! Fort aus der Sorge düsterem Thal Hin in des Frühlings sonnigen Saal! Bunter die Blumen, süßer der Duft, Heitrer der Himmel, frischer die Luft! Sieh, wie die Gemse hüpft und das Reh! Schau, wie der Bach hinrauscht in den See! Zu der Lawine dumpfem Getön Hallen Schalmeien lieblich und schön. Hüllet der Nebel die Täler hier ein, Oben ist Freud', ist [sonniger]1 Schein. Drüben und droben wär' ich so gern! Thäler und Berge, wie seid ihr so fern! Ach und wie fern ist Frieden und Ruh'! Ach und wie ferne, Liebe, bist du! Träumend nur seh' ich Rosen noch blühn, Träumend der Alpen Zinken nur glühn. Thäler und Berge, wie seid ihr so fern! Drüben und droben, ja droben wär' ich so gern!
Confirmed with Gedichte von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Neunte Auflage, Berlin, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1887, page 304. Appears in Volksleben, in Hirtenleben, no. 4.
1 Mendelssohn: "wonniger"Text Authorship:
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Des Älplers Heimweh", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Hirtenleben, no. 4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- misattributed to Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) and by Fanny Hensel (1805 - 1847), "Italien", op. 8 (Zwölf Gesänge [note: this is Felix Mendelssohn's opus, in which three songs were composed by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]) no. 3 (<<1825), note: this was first published under Felix Mendelssohn's name
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Greener and greener the meads and fields, Gladder life, prettier the world! Away from the cares of the dark valley, and forth into Spring's sunny hall! More colorful the flowers, more sweet the scent, Finer the sky, fresher the air! See how the antelope skips, and the deer, Look how the brook rushes into the lake! To the muffled sound of the avalanche echo pipes lovely and fine. The valleys here are covered by mist; Above is joy, is sweet glow. Below and above I would gladly be! Valleys and mountains, how far you are! Alas, how far is peace and rest - oh, and how just as far are you, O Love! Only dreaming do I see roses blooming, Only dreaming, the peaks of the alps glow. Valleys and mountains, how far you are! Below and above I would gladly be!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Des Älplers Heimweh", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Volksleben, in Hirtenleben, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2021-01-16
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