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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Translation © by Rachel O'Connell
Laue Luft kommt blau geflossen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Laue Luft kommt blau geflossen, Frühling, Frühling soll es sein! Waldwärts Hörnerklang geschossen, Mut'ger Augen lichter Schein; Und das Wirren bunt und bunter Wird ein magisch wilder Fluß, In die schöne Welt hinunter Lockt dich dieses Stromes Gruß. Und ich mag mich nicht bewahren! Weit von Euch treibt mich der Wind; Auf dem Strome will ich fahren, Von dem Glanze selig blind! Tausend Stimmen lockend schlagen; Hoch Aurora flammend weht; Fahre zu! ich mag nicht fragen, Wo die Fahrt zu Ende geht.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Joseph Freiherrn von Eichendorff, Gedichte, Berlin, Verlag von M. Simion, 1841, page 3.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Frische Fahrt", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Waldemar Edler von Baußnern (1866 - 1931), "Frische Fahrt", published 1906-1913 [ mixed chorus a cappella ], from Vier gemischte Chöre a cappella, no. 2, Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873), "Frische Fahrt", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Ehlert (1825 - 1884), "Frische Fahrt", op. 28 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1862? [ mixed chorus a cappella ], Berlin, Trautwein? (only 4 and 5 are in Hofmeister) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Hartmann (1836 - 1910), "Laue Luft kommt blau geflossen", op. 10 no. 6, published 1864 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Concertlieder, no. 6, Leipzig, Schuberth und Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Moritz Hauptmann (1792 - 1868), "Sängerfahrt", op. 32 (6 vierstimmige Lieder für Sopran, Alt, Tenor und Bass) no. 1, published 1847 [ SATB quartet a cappella ], Leipzig, Breitkopf und Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alexis Holländer (1840 - 1924), "Frische Fahrt ", op. 30 (Zwölf Lieder für Alt (oder Bariton) mit Pianoforte) no. 12, published 1883 [ alto or baritone and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Wanderlied", op. 75 (45 Lieder für dreistimmigen Chor a capella) no. 44 (1924) [ three-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Frische Fahrt ", 1995, first performed 1997 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from ...was dem Herzen kaum bewußt... : Acht Chorlieder für Männerchor a cappella, no. 5, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arno Kleffel (1840 - 1913), "Sängerfahrt", op. 11 (Sechs Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1875 [ men's chorus ], Berlin, Erler [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Martens , "Frische Fahrt ", op. 24 no. 15, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Album. 20 Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung. Frühlings-und Wanderlieder , no. 15, Berlin, Deneke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Wanderlied", op. 57 no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Frische Fahrt", op. 16 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Ernst Scholz (1835 - 1916), "Frische Fahrt", op. 7 (Acht deutsche Lieder mit Clavier-Begleitung) no. 1, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: C. F. Peters [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Rachel O'Connell) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2013, (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: 16
Word count: 82
Balmy airs approach, blue and flowing
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Balmy airs approach, blue and flowing, Spring, spring it soon shall be! Toward the woods horn sounds are aimed, Proudly the lights of the eyes shimmer, And that confusion, festive and colorful, Becomes a magic wild river Into the pretty world below The streams' greeting beckons you. And I desire not my safety! The wind drives me far from you, I want to go on the stream, Blessedly blinded by the radiance. A thousand voices strongly beckoning, Highly Aurora's flames sway: Ever onward, I dare not ask Where the journey will come to an end.
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Translation of title "Frische Fahrt" = "Wanderers' song"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2006 by Rachel O'Connell, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Frische Fahrt", appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder
This text was added to the website: 2006-05-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 95