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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,
Die Stämme im Schatten geborgen.

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

Und wie es wallt, und wie es schallt
In brausendem Jugendgeflute,
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"


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

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