sometimes misattributed to
Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876) and by
Carl Gärtner (1821 - 1875)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Welche Lust, am frühen Tag
Tief im Waldesgrund zu lauschen!
Nah und fern das süße Rauschen,
Waldesduft und Amselschlag!
Wald, du grüner Freudensaal,
Sei gegrüßt viel tausendmal!
Was ich drauß' verloren hab',
Giebst du tausendfältig wieder;
Frischen Muth und neue Lieder
Rauscht mir jeder Zweig herab.
Wald, du grüner Freudensaal,
Sei gegrüßt viel tausendmal!
Lieber Wald, nimm's freundlich an,
Daß ich dir von Herzen danke.
Ob auch alles weich' und wanke,
Treu bleibt dir der Sängersmann.
Wald, du grüner Freudensaal,
Sei gegrüßt viel tausendmal!
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Forest song", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What joy, in the early morning
To listen in the depths of the forest!
Far and near the sweet soughing,
Forest scent and blackbird call!
Forest, you green hall of gladness,
Be greeted many thousand times!
What I lost outside your realm,
You return to me a thousandfold;
Fresh courage and new songs
Are soughed down to me by every branch.
Forest, you green hall of gladness,
Be greeted many thousand times!
Dear forest, accept it happily
That I thank you with all my heart.
Though everything should give way and totter,
Your singer shall remain true to you.
Forest, you green hall of gladness,
Be greeted many thousand times!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
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