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by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873)

Es streckt der Wald die Zweige so grün
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es streckt der Wald die Zweige so grün
In den blauen Frühlingsmorgen,
Die Gipfel [im duftigen Lichte erblüh'n]1,
Die Stämme im Schatten geborgen.

Da sprengen die lustigen Reiter herein,
Die flatternden [Fähnlein]2 fliegen;
Es schmettern die Hörner Lieder darein,
Die klingend im Walde sich wiegen.

[Und wie es wallt, und wie es schallt]3
[In brausendem Jugendgeflute]4,
O du stolzer grünender Frühlingswald,
So waldgrün wird mir zu Muthe!

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•   R. Franz •   F. Lachner •   W. Speyer 

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Confirmed with Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, Band 1: Mein Herz ist am Rheine. Liederbuch von Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter, Vierte vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage, Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1871, p. 23.

Note: modernized spelling would change "Muthe" to "Mute"

1 Franz: "in hellem Glanz erblüh'n"; Lachner: "in duftigem Lichte blüh'n"; Speyer: "im duftigen Lichte blühn"
2 Franz: "Fähnelein"
3 Franz: "Und wie es nun wallt, und wie es nun schallt"
4 Lachner: "Im brausenden Jugendgeflute"; Speyer: "Im brausendem Jagdgeflute"

Text Authorship:

  • by (Karl) Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter (1816 - 1873), "Waldlied", appears in Dichtungen eines Rheinischen Poeten, in 1. Mein Herz ist am Rheine: Liederbuch, in 1. Junge Lieder [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 Robert Franz (1815 - 1892), "Im Walde", op. 12 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 3, published 1851 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Franz Paul Lachner (1803 - 1890), "Im Walde", op. 84 (Sieben Lieder für eine Bass- oder Altstimme mit begleitung des Piano-Forte) no. 1, published 1847 [ bass or alto and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Im Walde", op. 118 no. 6, published 1842 [ voice and piano ], from Junge Lieder von Wolfgang Müller, no. 6, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludvig Norman (1831 - 1885), "Es streckt der Wald die Zweige so grün", op. 31 no. 6 (1867) [ voice and piano ], from Waldlieder = Skogsånger, no. 6, Stockholm, Abr. Hirsch, also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm Speyer (1790 - 1878), "Im Wald", op. 44 no. 1 [ TTBB chorus and 2 horns ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Anton Urspruch (1850 - 1907), "Es streckt der Wald die Zweige so grün", op. 3 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ludvig Norman.
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Rudi Spring , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2014-11-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 73

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