Chant du voyageur | De la montagne jusqu'aux collines

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Wanderlied

(Sung text for setting by O. Gerster)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

Von dem Berge zu den Hügeln,
Niederab das Tal entlang,
Da bewegt sichs wie von Flügeln,
Da erklingt es wie Gesang;
Und dem unbedingten Triebe
Folget Freude, folget Rat,
Und dein Streben, sei's in Liebe!
Und dein Leben sei die Tat.

 ... 

Bleibe nicht am Boden heften,
Frisch gewagt und frisch hinaus!
Kopf und Arm mit heitern Kräften,
Überall sind wir zu Haus;
Wo wir uns der Sonne freuen,
Sind wir alle Sorgen los,
Daß wir uns in ihr zerstreuen,
Darum ist die Welt so groß.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Ottmar Gerster

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wanderlied", appears in Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Book 3, Chapter 1

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Trekkerslied", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Wandering song", copyright © 2024
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du voyageur", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Chant du voyageur

(Sung text translation for setting by O. Gerster)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

De la montagne jusqu'aux collines,
À travers toute la vallée,
Cela résonne comme sur des ailes,
Cela s'agite comme un chant !
Et à un élan absolu,
La joie obéit, la raison obéit,
Et que ta quête soit l'amour !
Et que ta vie soit l'acte.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Wanderlied", appears in Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Book 3, Chapter 1
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