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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Freisinn
 (Sung text for setting by H. von Bülow)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Laßt mich nur auf meinem Sattel gelten!
Bleibt in euren Hütten, euren Zelten!
Und ich reite froh in alle Ferne,
Über meiner Mütze nur die Sterne.

Er hat euch die Gestirne gesetzt
Als Leiter zu Land und See;
Damit ihr euch daran ergötzt,
Stets blickend in die Höh.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Guido, Freiherr von Bülow (1830 - 1894), "Freisinn", op. 5 (Fünf Lieder) no. 1 (1852), published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Fritz Schuberth

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Freisinn", written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 1. Buch des Sängers -- Moganni Nameh

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "Esperit lliure", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Enlightenment", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Esprit libre", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Spirito libero", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

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