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Wie schön, weit weit, Zur Frühlingszeit, Wenn's Blüthen schneit, Und Vogellieder schallen, Hinauf, hinab zu wallen! Wie schön, juchhe! Vom Mattenklee Durch Blüthenschnee Zum Himmelszelt, dem blauen, Hinauf, hinauf zu schauen! Juchhe! dann kühn Von hohen Flühn Durch all das Blühn Auf grünen Grund zu blicken, Ein Lied hinab zu schicken!
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Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 67-68.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-19
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How lovely, far, far, In springtime When it snows blossoms, And bird songs ring out, To wander upward, downward! How lovely, hurray! From the clover of the lea Through the blossom-snow Toward the canopy of heaven, the blue [canopy] To gaze upward, upward! Hurray! then boldly From the high rock faces To look down through all the blooming Upon the green valley, [And] to send a song downward!
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"Hinauf, hinab" = "Upward, downward"
"Hinauf und hinab" = "Upward and downward"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-07
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Word count: 69
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