The wanderer in the woods | Under the green branches

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by (Carl Friedrich) Julius Altmann (1814 - 1873)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Wanderer im Walde

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Unter den grünen Zweigen 
wandr’ ich so gern dahin;
heiter ist meine Seele,
fröhlich mein Herz und Sinn.

Frei mit den freien Vögeln 
sing' ich mein Lied empor.
Lustig des Windes Hauche
stimmen darein als Chor.

Selber die grünen Zweige 
singen gar munter mit --
o durch den Wald so gerne
wandr' ich mit frohem Schritt!

Confirmed with Der Chorgesang. Centralblatt für Instrumentalmusik, Chor- und Sologesang, VII. Jahrgang (1893), Nro. 14 (Leipzig, 15. April 1893), page 316.

Text Authorship:

by (Carl Friedrich) Julius Altmann (1814 - 1873), "Der Wanderer im Walde" [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 Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892), "Der Wanderer im Walde", op. 10 no. 6, published 1873 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The wanderer in the woods", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-04-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

The wanderer in the woods

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Under the green branches
I so gladly go a-wandering;
my soul is cheerful,
joyful are my heart and spirit.

Free with the free birds
I sing my song heavenward.
The wind's breaths merrily
join in as a chorus.

The green branches themselves
sing along quite blithely --
oh, through the woods I so gladly
wander with a joyful step!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by (Carl Friedrich) Julius Altmann (1814 - 1873), "Der Wanderer im Walde"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-04-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 58