Morning ramble in the moonlight | When the moonlight is still shining

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Morgenwanderung im Mondschein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Wenn das Mondenlicht sanft
Überm Berge noch steht,
Und kühl schon durch die Wipfel 
Der Morgenhauch geht, 
  O wie wandert sich's traut 
Durch das dunkle, stille Thal, 
O wie fliehen in die Weite 
Alle Sorgen zumal! 

  Sieh nur hie und da taucht 
Aus dem Dunkel ein Schein, 
Als blickten Gottes Augen 
Holdfreundlich darein. 
  Und nun wieder dort liegt's, 
-- O du süßes, süßes Bild! --
Überm Grunde licht gebreitet 
Fast wie Sonnenschein mild!

  Liebe Seele, wie leicht, 
O wie leicht wird's dir da, 
Vergessen nun ist Alles, 
Was Leids dir geschah! 
  Und was künftighin kommt, 
Laß dich's nimmer fechten an, 
Gott im Himmel wird's versehen, --
Ziehe froh deine Bahn!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 57-58.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Morgenwanderung im Mondschein", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 65 [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 Eduard Lassen (1830 - 1904), "Morgenwanderung im Mondschein", op. 55 (Sechs Duette für Sopran und Alto mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1875 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Breslau, Hainauer [sung text not yet checked]
by Friedrich Schneeberger (1843 - 1906) [sung text not yet checked]
by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Morning ramble in the moonlight", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Morning ramble in the moonlight

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  When the moonlight is still shining
Gently upon the mountain,
And already through the treetops 
A cool breath of morning passes,
  Oh, how lovely it is to walk
Through the dark, silent valley,
Oh, how all anxieties
Flee into the distance!

  See, only here and there a radiance
Rises from out of the darkness,
As if God's eyes were gazing
Beautifully, amiably downward.
  And now again it lies there,
-- Oh, you sweet, sweet image! --
Brightly spread over the ground
Almost like gentle sunshine!

  Dear soul, how at ease,
Oh, how at ease do you feel there,
Everything is now forgotten
Of past grievances!
  And whatever may come in future,
Never let it assail you,
God in Heaven shall look after it, --
You simply travel your pathway happily.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Morgenwanderung im Mondschein", appears in Liederbuch, in 1. Naturlieder, no. 65
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This text was added to the website: 2025-05-09
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