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Wie trag' ich doch im Sinne So wunderfrohen Muth! Das kommt von süßer Minne, Die heimlich brennen thut. Im Walde lacht der Maie, Nun geht's ans Wandern frei; Und böt' man tausend Kronen mir, Ich wär' nicht mit dabei. Mein Schatz hat lichte Haare Hat Wänglein weiß und roth; Von ihr will ich nicht fahren, Es scheid' uns denn der Tod. In aller weiten Welt Mir nichts so wohl gefällt; Seit ich mein'n Schatz zuerst erschaut, Ist's Wandern mir vergällt. Drei Wochen nach Michele Da giebt's ein lustig Frei'n. So froh mag keine Seele Auf dieser Erde sein. Ein eigen Haus und Herd Sind Kaiserkronen werth, Und kommt mir je das Wandern an, Ich mach' schon zeitig Kehrt.
Note for stanza 1, line 5: modern German would use "Da draussen"
Composition:
- Set to music by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), no title, op. 46 no. 5 (1906), published 1906 [ voice and piano trio ], from Sieben Lieder mit Klaviertrio nach Paul Heyses "Jungbrunnen", no. 5, Berlin: Verlag von Albert Stahl
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von Musje Morgenroth und Jungfer Abendbrod, first published 1850
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 127
How I do carry in my mind Such a wondrously joyful spirit! That comes from sweet love, Which burns secretly. In the woods May is laughing, Now is the time for free wandering; And if one offered me a a thousand crowns, I would not be among the wanderers. My darling has bright hair, Has cheeks of white and red, And I will never leave her Unless death should part us. In the great wide world Nothing pleases me so well; Since the first time I saw my darling, Wandering has been spoiled for me. Three weeks after Michaelmas There shall be a merry wedding. No soul upon this earth Can be this happy. My own house and hearth Is worth the crowns of emperors, And should I ever be struck by the urge to wander, I shall certainly turn around in a timely manner.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Der Jungbrunnen: Neue Märchen von einem fahrenden Schüler, in Das Märchen von Musje Morgenroth und Jungfer Abendbrod, first published 1850
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-08
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