by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE NOR
Über den Bergen, weit zu wandern, 
Sagen die Leute, wohnt das Glück.
Ach, und ich ging im Kreis der andern,
kam mit verweinten Aug'  zurück.
Hinter den Bergen, weit, weit drüben, 
Sagen die Leute, wohnt das Glück.

Note: in Greger's song, line 2 word 4 ("wohnt") becomes "wohnet" in the repeat.

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Über den Bergen", c1901 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

Text Authorship:

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Over the mountains", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au-dessus des montagnes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "På den andre siden av fjellene", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 40