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Und wieder jagt mich der Reisetrieb, Und wandern möcht' ich von Pol zu Pol; Drum, liebliches Kind, vielsüßes Lieb, Vielsüßes Lieb, leb' wohl! Noch einmal, gestützt auf den Wanderstab, Schau' ich zurück, schau' ich zurück; Duftige Blüthen fallen herab, Und hemmen meinen Blick. Nun folg' ich ohne Reiseziel Der Vögel Flug, der Wolken Zug; Des Schönen hat die Welt so viel, Hat auch für mich genug. Und trag' ich gleich im leichten Kleid Kein schimmerndes Gold, kein schimmerndes Gold, Ist doch manch' Herz, manch' rosige Maid Dem Wanderburschen hold. Und der Vögel Schlag in Busch und Hag, Das Waldesdunkel, der Sonnenschein, Und der klingende, singende Frühlingstag Ist Alles, Alles mein!
Confirmed with Heinrich Leuthold, Gedichte, Zweite, vermehrte Auflage, Frauenfeld: Verlag von I. Huber, 1880, page 26.
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Wanderlied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte [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 Gustav Haug (1871 - 1956), "Wanderlied", op. 22 (Zwei Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1900 [ men's chorus ], Münster, Tormann [sung text not yet checked]
- by Reinhold Ludwig Herman (1849 - 1919), "Wanderlied", op. 21 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Luckhardt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Lafite (1872 - 1944), "Wanderlied", op. 9, published 1900 [ baritone, men's chorus, and piano ], Wien, Wiener Musik-Verlagshaus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Leberl (1884 - 1952), "Wanderlied", op. 24 (Acht Gitarrenlieder) no. 2 (1920), published 2006 [ voice and guitar ], Frankfurt am Main: Laurentius-Musikverlag [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Moritz Scharf (1838 - 1908), "Wanderlied", op. 43 (Fünf Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1897 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Felix Stoll [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josy (Joseph) Schlageter (1883 - 1919), "Wanderlied" [ voice and piano ], Zürich, Gebrüder Hug [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wandering song", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2019-01-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 110
And once again I am being driven by the urge to travel, And I would like to wander from pole to pole; Therefore, lovely child, many times sweet love, Many times sweet love, farewell! Once more, supported by my walking staff, I gaze back, I gaze back; Scented blossoms fall down And hamper my gaze. Without a goal to my journey, I now follow The flight of the birds, the scudding of the clouds; The world has so much of beauty, It has enough for me as well. And though in my light garments there is No shimmering gold, no shimmering gold, Many a heart, many a rosy maiden Looks favourably upon the wandering lad. And the sound of the birds in bush and grove, The darkness of the forest, the sunshine, The resounding, singing spring day Is all, all mine!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Wanderlied", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Vermischte Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2021-09-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 141