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Warum soll ich denn wandern Mit andern gleichen Schritt? Ich pass' nicht zu den andern Und Liebchen geht nicht mit. Man singt in tausend Weisen Von Bergen, Felsenhöhn: Allein warum noch reisen? Die Heimat ist so schön. Ich will ja alles glauben, Was draußen wächst und blüht, Das Gold der süßen Trauben, Wie's Sonnenfunken sprüht. Allein, der Trank der Reben, Er kommt ja auch hierher, Wo mir mein holdes Leben Ihn reicht, was will ich mehr? Ich geh nicht ins Gewimmel Der großen, weiten Welt; Den klarsten, blausten Himmel Zeigt Liebchens Augenzelt. Und mehr als Frühlingswonne Verspricht ihr Lächeln mir, O zarte, meine Sonne! Ich wandre nicht von hier.
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Text Authorship:
- by Carl Christern (flourished c1840) [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 Oscar Beck , "Ich wand're nicht", op. 4 (Drei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1895 [ men's chorus ], Dresden: Seeling [sung text not yet checked]
- by D. Rüst , "Klage", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1877 [ medium voice and piano ], Hannover, Nagel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Ich wandre nicht", op. 51 (Lieder und Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier (Heft 2)) no. 3 (1841), published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Wien, Haslinger [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Ik ga niet weg", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ted Perry , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 109
Why should I go wandering In step with others? I do not fit in with the others, And my beloved does not accompany us. In thousands of songs, others tell Of mountains and craggy heights: But why should one travel? Home is so beautiful. I will gladly believe everything [they tell of] That grows and blooms out there, The gold of the sweet grapes That refracts the sparks of the sun. But the drink of the vines Comes here as well, [Here] where my sweet life Serves it to me, what more do I want? I will not go into the turmoil Of the great, wide world; The clearest, bluest sky Is found in my beloved's eyes. And more than the joy of spring Is promised to me by her smile, O gentle one, my sun! I will not wander from here.
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Translated titles:"Klage" = "Lament"
"Ich wandre nicht" = "I will not go wandering"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Carl Christern (flourished c1840)
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 24
Word count: 142