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Ich zog wohl durch die Lande
Zur schönen Sommerzeit,
Und schaute Gottes Wunder
So herrlich weit und breit;
Wie's Vöglein mußt' ich singen
In meinem hellen Muth:
O Wandern, Wandern, Wandern,
Wie machst du Alles gut!
Auf Bergeshöhn den Winden
Gab hin ich jedes Weh,
Ließ es hinuntersinken
Tief in den blauen See;
Doch sieh, wie bald ein Sehnen
Zog in die Brust mit Macht,
O Heimath, liebe Heimath,
Dein dacht' ich Tag und Nacht!
Und ohne Rast und Ruhe
Bin heimwärts ich gewallt,
Vor meiner trauten Hütte
Stand ich in Freuden bald;
Und als ich ruhte drinnen,
Ein müder Wandrer, aus,
Wie ward so wohl, so selig
Mir in dem stillen Haus! --
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Ich zog wohl durch die Lande", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 22, published 1896, stanzas 1-3 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Heimkehr", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 135
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-01
Line count: 32
Word count: 158
To be sure, I travelled through the lands
In the lovely summertime,
And gazed upon God's miracles,
So glorious far and wide;
I had to sing like a birdlet
In my bright spirits:
Oh travelling, travelling, travelling,
How you make everything right!
To the winds upon the mountain heights
I surrendered every woe,
I let it sink down
Deep into the blue lake;
But lo, how soon a yearning
Came mightily into my breast,
Oh homeland, dear homeland,
I thought of you day and night!
And without stopping and resting
I travelled homewards,
Before my cozy cottage
I soon stood happily;
And as I rested inside,
A weary wanderer,
What well-being, what bliss
I felt in the quiet house! --
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2025 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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Heimkehr", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 135
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-06
Line count: 32
Word count: 167