The wanderer | How clearly the moon's light

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by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829)

Translation © by Richard Hurley

Der Wanderer

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Wie deutlich des Mondes Licht
Zu mir spricht,
Mich beseelend zu der Reise:
"Folge treu dem alten Gleise,
Wähle keine Heimath nicht.
Ew'ge Plage
Bringen sonst die schweren Tage.
Fort zu andern
Sollst du wechseln, sollst du wandern,
Leicht entfliehend jeder Klage."

Sanfte Ebb' und hohe Fluth,
Tief im Muth,
Wandr' ich so im Dunkeln weiter,
Steige muthig, singe heiter,
Und die Welt erscheint mir gut.
Alles reine
Seh' ich mild im Wiederscheine,
Nichts verworren
In des Tages Gluth verdorren:
Froh umgeben, doch alleine.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Der Wanderer", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 2, first published 1802

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El caminant", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De rondtrekkende", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Richard Hurley) , "The wanderer", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le Voyageur", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il viandante", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The wanderer

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

How clearly the moon's light
Speaks to me,
Inspiring me to journey;
"Follow truly the ancient path,
Choose no homeland whatsoever.
Otherwise the heavy days bring
Endless troubles ;
Away, to the other
Should you change, should you wander,
Lightly shedding every woe."
 
Gentle ebb and lofty flood,
Deep in courage,
I wander farther in darkness,
I climb bravely, singing cheerfully,
And the world seems good to me.
All pureness
See I softly in the twilight,
Without confusion
Fading in the day's afterglow:
Surrounded by joy, but alone.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Schlegel (1772 - 1829), "Der Wanderer", appears in Abendröte, in Zweiter Teil, no. 2, first published 1802
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