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Die Lerche singt ihr Morgenlied Froh auf dem weiten Feld, Bei ihrem hellen Sange zieht Der Wandrer [in]1 die Welt. Die Blümlein alle grüßen ihn, Die Sonne lacht ihm schön; Er soll vergnügt von hinnen ziehn Und grüßen Thal und Höhn. Und fröhlich wandert er dahin Durch Wald und Feld und Flur Und lobt und preis't mit frohem Sinn Den Schöpfer der Natur.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with August Ludwig Lua, Gedichte für die Kindheit und Jugend, Berlin: M. Simion in Berlin, 1845, page 88.
1 Loewe: "durch"Text Authorship:
- by August Ludwig Lua (1819 - 1876), "Schönes Wanderleben", appears in Gedichte für die Kindheit und Jugend, in Wanderleben [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Wanderlied", 1847 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Reinhold Reich (1842 - 1900), "Wanderlied", op. 37 (Für's Haus. Kleine Lieder für zwei Singstimmen mit einfacher Pianoforte Begleitung) no. 3, published 1891 [ vocal duet and piano ], Langensalza: Beyer & Söhne [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Wanderlied", op. 30 (Praktischer Unterricht im Chorgesange für Volksschulen, höhere Lehranstalten und Gesangvereine) no. 27, published 1867, in Praktischer Unterricht im Chorgesange, in Schul-Lieder-Anhang, Nordsingen: C. H. Beck'schen Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Zenger (1837 - 1911), "Der Lerche Morgenlied", op. 52 (Fünf Chorlieder für 2 Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebleitung) no. 3, published 1887 [ SSA chorus and piano ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: John H. Campbell , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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The lark is singing its morning song Joyfully upon the broad lea, Accompanied by its bright song The wanderer travels [out into]1 the world. All the little flowers greet him, The sun smiles upon him so beautifully; He is to travel off contentedly And to greet valleys and heights. And happily he wanders on Through forest, field, and lea And with a happy spirit he praises and Exalts the Creator of Nature.
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Der Lerche Morgenlied" = "The lark's morning song"
"Schönes Wanderleben" = "Beautiful wandering life"
"Wanderlied" = "Wandering song"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Ludwig Lua (1819 - 1876), "Schönes Wanderleben", appears in Gedichte für die Kindheit und Jugend, in Wanderleben
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 73