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sometimes misattributed to Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) and by Carl Gärtner (1821 - 1875)

Waldlied
Language: German (Deutsch) 
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[Sel'ge]1 Lust, am frühen Tag
Tief im Waldesgrund zu lauschen!
Nah und fern das süße Rauschen,
Waldesduft und Amselschlag!
Wald, du grüner Freudensaal,
Sei gegrüßt viel tausendmal!

Was ich drauß' verloren hab',
Giebst du tausendfältig wieder;
Frischen Muth und neue Lieder 
Rauscht mir jeder Zweig herab.
Wald, du grüner Freudensaal,
Sei gegrüßt viel tausendmal!

Lieber Wald, nimm's freundlich an,
Daß ich dir von Herzen danke.
Ob auch alles weich' und wanke,
Treu bleibt dir der Sängersmann.
Wald, du grüner Freudensaal,
Sei gegrüßt viel tausendmal!

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•   F. Kamm 

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Carl Gärtner, Breslau: Verlag von F.E.C. Leuckart (Constantin Sander), 1862, pages 30-31.

1 Kamm: "Welche"

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)
  • by Carl Gärtner (1821 - 1875), "Waldlied", appears in Gedichte, in Lieder [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Waldlied", op. 85 no. 4, published 1884 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Ein Sängertag. Ein Cyclus von 13 Gesängen, für vier Männerstimmen, no. 4, Schleusingen: Glaser [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Waldlied", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 18, published 1896 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-21
Line count: 18
Word count: 85

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