Süße, heilige Natur,
Laß mich gehn auf deiner Spur!
Leite mich an deiner Hand,
Wie ein Kind am Gängelband!

Wenn ich dann ermüdet bin,
Rück ich dir am Busen hin,
Athme süsse Himmelslust,
Hangend an der Mutter Brust.

Ach, mir ist so wohl bey dir!
Will dich lieben für und für.
Laß mich gehn auf deiner Spur,
Süsse, heilige Natur!

Composition:

Set to music by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "An die Natur", <<1826

Text Authorship:

• by Friedrich Leopold, Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1750 - 1819), "An die Natur", written 1775, first published 1775

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

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "A la natura", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de Natuur", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Nature", copyright ©
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À la nature", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Alla Natura", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 71