Wander your paths in solitude

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by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lieder des stillen Mannes

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Einsam wandle deine Bahnen,
Stilles Herz, und unverzagt!
Viel erkennen, Vieles ahnen
Wirst du, was dir Keiner sagt.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 3. Lieder des stillen Mannes. Aus der Erdmännlein-Höhle., no. 1

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Songs of the Quiet Man

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Wander your paths in solitude,
Quiet heart, and without despondency!
You shall recognize much, intuit much
That no one can tell you.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), no title, appears in Der Trompeter von Säkkingen, in Vierzehntes Stück. Das Büchlein der Lieder, in 3. Lieder des stillen Mannes. Aus der Erdmännlein-Höhle., no. 1
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