by Karl Busse (1872 - 1918)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE NOR
Über den Bergen, weit zu wandern, 
Sagen die Leute, wohnt das Glück.
Ach, und ich ging im Schwarme der andern,
kam mit verweinten Augen zurück.
Über den Bergen, weit, weit drüben, 
Sagen die Leute, wohnt das Glück.

Note: in Greger's song, line 2 word 4 ("wohnt") becomes "wohnet" in the repeat.

Composition:

    Set to music by Berta Bock (1857 - 1945), "Über den Bergen", op. 9 no. 1, published c1910 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritz Schuberth jr.; also , in the collection Lieder siebenbürgischer Komponisten, Book I

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , "Over the mountains", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au-dessus des montagnes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "På den andre siden av fjellene", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 40