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by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888)

Musikanten wollen wandern
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Musikanten wollen wandern;
Ei, die hielte mich wohl fest!
Noch 'nen Trunk, Herr Wirt, vom Roten;
Dann ade, du trautes Nest!

Hoch das Glas! Zu neuen Liedern
Geb es Kraft und Herzenswonne!
Ha, wie lieblich in die Adern
Strömt der Geist der Heimatsonne! -

Wie dort hoch die Wolken ziehen!
durch die Saiten fährt der Wind;
Und er weht die leichten Lieder
In die weite Welt geschwind.

Musikanten wollen wandern!
Schon zur Neige ging der Wein;
Ziehn die Lieder in die Weite,
Muß der Spielmann hinterdrein.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Storm (1817 - 1888), no title, appears in Die neuen Fiedellieder, no. 6 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Hans Altmann (1904 - 1961), "Musikanten wollen wandern", op. 40 (5 Lieder) no. 5, published c1963 [ bass and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich, Freiherr von Bach (1835 - 1915), as Heinrich Molbe, "Musikanten wollen wandern", op. 96 no. 6 [ vocal duet with violin and piano ], from Fiedel-Lieder von Th. Storm für 2 Singst, Vl, Kl, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gustav Eggers (1835 - 1861), "Fiedel-Lied" [ voice and piano ], from Nachgelassene Lieder und Gesänge, Heft 1: 4 Gesänge , no. 2, Rostock, Wessel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Huber (1852 - 1921), "Musikanten wollen wandern", op. 98 no. 6, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Fiedellieder, no. 6, Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Musikanten wollen wandern", op. 64 no. 2 (1930) [ medium voice and piano ], from Fiedellieder aus dem "Liederbuch dreier Freunde", no. 2, Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Percy) Gerd Watkinson (b. 1918), "Musikanten wollen wandern" [ SATB chorus ], from Musik bewegt mich, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Set in a modified version by Luise Greger.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-07-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 85

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