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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Wanderlied
 (Sung text for setting by O. Gerster)
 See original
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.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ottmar Gerster (1897 - 1969), "Wanderlied", stanzas 1,3

Text Authorship:

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

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

  • 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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 125

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