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O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück, Den lieben Weg zum Kinderland! O warum sucht' ich nach dem Glück Und ließ der Mutter Hand? O wie mich sehnet auszuruhn, Von keinem Streben aufgeweckt, Die müden Augen zuzutun, Von Liebe sanft bedeckt! Und nichts zu forschen, nichts zu spähn, Und nur zu träumen leicht und lind; Der Zeiten Wandel nicht zu sehn, Zum zweiten Mal ein Kind! O zeig mir doch den Weg zurück, Den lieben Weg zum Kinderland! Vergebens such ich nach dem Glück, Ringsum ist öder Strand!
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- by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Heimweh II", appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, Hamburg, first published 1854 [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 Carl Banck (1809 - 1889), "Zum Kinderland", op. 83 no. 1, published 1886 [ medium voice and piano ], from Herbstklänge. Acht Gesänge für 1 mittlere Stimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Dresden, Hoffarth [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Heimweh II", op. 63 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 8 (1874), published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Rittershaus (1863 - 1929), "O wüsst' ich doch den Weg zurück", published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Gottfried Weiss (1820 - 1897), "O wüsst' ich doch den Weg zurück", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], Breslau, Leuckart [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Heimwee II", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright © 2019
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mal du pays II", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Nostalgia II", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 88
Oh, conoscessi la via del ritorno, la cara via verso il paese dell'infanzia! Ma perché ho cercato la felicità e ho lasciato la mano della madre? Oh, come desidero riposare, non disturbato da nessuna pena, chiudere gli occhi stanchi, coperto dolcemente dall'amore! E non cercare, non desiderare nulla, e soltanto sogni lievi e soavi; non vedere il trascorrere del tempo, per la seconda volta bambino! Oh, mostratemi dunque la via del ritorno, la cara via verso il paese dell'infanzia! Invano vado in cerca della felicità, tutto intorno è una spiaggia deserta!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), "Heimweh II", appears in Hundert Blätter, Paralipomena zum Quickborn, Hamburg, first published 1854
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 91