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by Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Enslin (1819 - 1875)

Auf die Berge
 (Sung text for setting by F. Messer)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Auf die Berge möcht' ich hin,
   Mit den frohen Lerchen ziehn!
   Muthig über Fels und Kluft,
   In die frische, freie Luft! 
Auf die Berge möcht' ich hin!

Über Wolken möcht' ich stehn! 
   Über Länder möcht' ich sehn!
   Ungetrübtes Lebensglück 
   Lächelt dort dem freien Blick! 
Auf die Berge möcht' ich hin!

 ... 

Juble laut mein frohes Herz!
   Schwing' Dich selig himmelwärts!
   Senk' Dein Weh' in tiefsten See!
   Bergeshöh' ist himmelsnäh'! 
Auf die Berge möcht' ich hin!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,4 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Joseph Messer (1811 - 1860), "Auf die Berge", published 1899, stanzas 1,2,4 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto ], in: Kinderlieder für Schule und Haus (ed. by J.J. Schäublin)

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Enslin (1819 - 1875), "Auf die Berge!"

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-10-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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