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Wie kann ich froh und lustig seyn,
Wie kann ich geh'n mit Band und Straus?
Wenn der herz'ge Junge, der mir so lieb,
Ist über die Berge weit hinaus?
'S ist nicht der frost'ge Winterwind,
'S ist nicht der Schnee und Sturm und Graus,
Doch immer kommen mir Thränen in's Aug',
Denk ich an ihn, der weit hinaus.
...
Der lange Winter ist vorbei,
Der Frühling putzt die Birken aus,
Es grünt und blüht und lacht der Mai,
Dann kehrt er heim, der weit hinaus.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.
Note: contemporary German would change the following spellings: "seyn" -> "sein", "Straus" -> "Strauss", "Thränen" -> "Tränen", "Thür" -> "Tür", etc.
Composition:
- Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Wie kann ich froh und lustig sein?", stanzas 1-2,5 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846), no title
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Bonie Lad That's Far Awa", written 1788
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Com puc estar contenta i alegre?", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Hoe kan ik blij en vrolijk zijn?", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , "How can I be happy and gay?", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Comment puis-je être heureuse et gaie ?", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Ada Lewinsky) , "איך יהיה ליבי רונן", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Tinelot Wittermans , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 141
איך יהיה ליבי רונן? איך אתקשט בזר בוהק? כאשר זה אשר אוהַב מכולם, אל מעבר הרים נס-ע הרחק, אל מעבר הרים נס-ע הרחק, אל מעבר הרים נסע הרחק! אין זה מפני סופות שלגים אין זה מפני כפור משתק, אך נקוות שוב ושוב בעיני הדמעות, כשנזכרת בזה שנס-ע הרחק, כשנזכרת בזה שנס-ע הרחק, כשנזכרת בזה שנסע הרחק. ...Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Hebrew (עברית) copyright © 2013 by Ada Lewinsky, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Johann) Philipp Kaufmann (1802 - 1846), no title
Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Bonie Lad That's Far Awa", written 1788
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-19
Line count: 19
Word count: 87
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