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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Reiselied
 (Sung text for setting by N. Gade)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE
Durch Feld und Buchenhallen, 
bald singend, bald fröhlich still, 
recht lustig sei vor allen, 
wer's Reisen wählen will. 

Wenn's kaum im Osten glühte, 
die Welt noch still und weit:
da weht recht durchs Gemüte 
die schöne Blütenzeit ! 

Der Lerch' als Morgenbote 
sich in die Lüfte schwingt, 
eine frische Reisenote 
durch Wald und Herz erklingt.

O Lust, vom Berg zu schauen 
weit über Wald und Strom, 
hoch über sich den blauen 
tiefklaren Himmelsdom ! 

Vom Berge Vöglein fliegen 
und Wolken so geschwind, 
Gedanken überfliegen 
die Vögel und den Wind. 

Die Wolken ziehn hernieder, 
das Vöglein senkt sich gleich, 
Gedanken gehn und Lieder 
fort bis ins Himmelreich.

Composition:

    Set to music by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Reiselied", op. 9 no. 5, published 1845 [ vocal duet for 2 sopranos with piano ], from Lieder im Volkston [first published as Neun Lieder im Volkston], no. 5, Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel, also set in English, also set in French (Français)

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Der wandernde Musikant, no. 6

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John H. Campbell) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Song of travel", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , John H. Campbell

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 105

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