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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall
Herab von den Bergen zum Tale
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Herab von den Bergen zum Tale, Vom Tal zu den Höhen hinan, So zieh' ich [wohl tausendmale]1, Der Frühling zieht mir voran. Der Strom im Morgenrote Lockt blinkend das Ufer entlang; Der Mond, [der]2 Friedensbote, Geht mit mir am Himmel den Gang. Und alle die Vögel, die singen Im Walde so wundervoll Von tausend herrlichen Dingen, Die ich noch finden soll. Sie singen: Wohl weit in [der]3 Ferne Da rauschet ein waldiger Grund, Drin glänzen zwei selige Sterne, Drin blüht ein vielrosiger Mund. Die Sterne, die sollen dich grüßen So fromm, wie sie keinem getan, [Den Mund, den Mund sollst du]4 küssen, Du glücklicher Wandersmann!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Kalliwoda: "vieltausendmale"
2 Kalliwoda: "als"
3 Kalliwoda: "die"
4 Kalliwoda: "Der Mund, der Mund soll dich"
Text Authorship:
- by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 4 [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 Julius (or Jules) André (1808 - 1880), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 57 ([Sieben] Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1875 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ignaz Brüll (1846 - 1907), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 63 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1891 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ], Wien, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Was ich noch finden soll", op. 32 (Drei Lieder von E. Geibel) no. 3, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Eduard Goltermann (1824 - 1898), "Glücklicher Wandersmann", op. 38 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 4, published 1863 [ voice and piano ], Offenbach, André [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Hecht (1851 - 1932), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 18 (Drei Lieder für Sopran mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1884 [ soprano and piano ], Berlin, Sulzbach [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Herab von den Bergen", op. 31 (Sechs Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 3, published 1844 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 28 (Acht Lieder von E. Geibel) no. 7, published 1865 [ SATB quartet ], Leipzig, Peters [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda (1801 - 1866), "Herab von den Bergen", op. 154 (Sechs Lieder für eine Mezzosopran- oder Baritonstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 4 (1849?) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Marie Charlotte Henriette von Kehler (1822 - 1882), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 4 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte und Violoncello) no. 4, published 1890 [ medium voice, piano, cello ], Frankfurt a/M., Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (1847 - 1902), "Auf der Wanderung", op. 64, published 1895 [ men's chorus a cappella ], Dessau, Kahle's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Herab von den Bergen" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst (Friedrich Karl) Rudorff (1840 - 1916), "Herab von den Bergen zum Thale", op. 9, Heft 1 no. 1, published 1870 [ three-part women's chorus a cappella ], Bonn, Simrock [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Schläger (1820 - 1885), "Herab von den Bergen", op. 7, published 1857 [ solo vocal quartet of male voices and men's chorus a cappella ], Wien, Glöggl [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Wilhelm Andreas Maria Thuille (1861 - 1907), "Herab von den Bergen", 1878 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johann Baptist Zerlett (1859 - 1935), "Der glückliche Wandersmann", op. 42 (Zwei vierstimmige Männerchöre) no. 2, published 1896 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Rob. Forberg [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-05
Line count: 20
Word count: 105
From the mountains down into the valley
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
From the mountains down into the valley, From the valley to the heights again, I have done this a thousand times, Springtime leading me forward. The stream in the red of morning Sparkles along the curl of the bank; The moon, herald of peace, Travels along with me in the sky. And all the birds, they sing So wonderfully in the forest Of a thousand marvelous things That I have yet to discover. They sing: Far ahead in the distance Rustles a wooded dale; Two sacred stars twinkle within, A mouth of many roses blooms within. The stars, they will greet you As reverently as they have ever done, The mouth, the mouth you will kiss, You privileged explorer!
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Translations of title(s):
"Auf der Wanderung" = "On a hike"
"Der glückliche Wandersmann" = "The happy explorer"
"Glücklicher Wandersmann" = "Happy Explorer"
"Herab von den Bergen" = "Down from the Mountains"
"Herab von den Bergen zum Thale" = "From the mountains down into the valley"
"Was ich noch finden soll" = "What I have yet to discover"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), no title, appears in Jugendgedichte, in 1. Erstes Buch, in Lieder als Intermezzo, no. 4
This text was added to the website: 2023-10-10
Line count: 20
Word count: 119