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Nun blüh'n die Rosen in Thal und Feld, Nun auf, nun auf in die weite Welt Zum Wandern! Es steigt empor der Blumen Duft, Die Vöglein jubeln in der Luft, O Wandern! Fort aus der Stadt, fort aus dem Haus, Der Sonnenschein ruft uns hinaus Zum Wandern! Der Wald rauscht uns sein einsam Lied, Das Bächlein hin gen Süden flieht, O Wandern! Den Stab nun her! Auf Wiedersehn! Hinaus und fort über Berg und Höh'n Zum Wandern! Wie schwillst du, Herz, so in der Brust, Das Leid ist fort, nur Freud' und Lust, O Wandern!
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Text Authorship:
- by Paul Lindenberg (1859 - 1943) [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 Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Wanderlied" [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], confirmed with Sammlung von Volksgesängen für den Männerchor, zweiter Band, ed. by Gustav Weber, Zürich: Zürcherischer Liederbuchanstalt, 1892, song no. 157, pages 332 - 333. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Valentin Eduard Becker (1814 - 1890), "O Wandern!", op. 95 (Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 3 [ mixed chorus ], in: Deutsches Liederbuch (ed. Rud. Palme) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eduard Brunner , "Wanderlust", op. 88 [ vocal duet for female voices with piano ], Regensburg: Alfred Coppenrath [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hermann Schüler , "O Wandern", op. 2 (Sechs Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 6, published 1881 [ mixed chorus ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adalbert Ûberlée (1837 - 1897), "Wanderlied", op. 82 (Vier Lieder für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1887 [ SATB chorus ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [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: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 95
Now the roses are blooming in valley and field, Now be off, now be off into the wide world To go a-wandering! The scent of the flowers rises, The birdlets rejoice in the air, Oh wandering! Out of the city, out of the house, The sunshine is calling us to come out To go a-wandering! The forest is soughing its lonely song to us, The brooklet is fleeing off to the south, Oh wandering! Now give me my walking staff! Farewell! Out and away over mountain and heights To go a-wandering! Heart, how you do swell in my breast, Sorrow is gone, [there is] only happiness and joy, Oh wandering!
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Translations of titles:
"O Wandern" = "Oh wandering"
"Wanderlied" = "Wandering song"
"Wanderlust" = "Wanderlust"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 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 Paul Lindenberg (1859 - 1943)
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 110