A hankering to wander | Shall I not with wandering feet

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by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wanderlust

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Sollt' ich nicht auf Wanderfüßen 
Endlich mir die Welt besehn? 
Winkt es nicht mit tausend Grüßen, 
Wo die dunklen Berge stehn? 
Wo die Tannen stehn und lauschen, 
Wo im Thal die Bächlein rauschen.--

  Heute geht's den Berg hinunter, 
Morgen geht's den Berg hinauf, 
Und dann trägt ein Schifflein munter 
Mich des Stromes raschen Lauf. 
Grüne Reb' am Berggelände 
Fragt mich, wo ich's besser fände?

  Mit den alten Giebelhäusern 
Hat die Stadt sich aufgethan; 
Bei der Schenke grünen Reisern 
Halt' ich wohl ein wenig an.
Nun, Herr Wirth, heraus das Beste! 
Hier sind kreuzfidele Gäste!

Confirmed with Gedichte von Hermann Kletke, Vermehrte Gesammt-Ausgabe, Berlin: Verlag von E.H. Schroeder (Hermann Kaiser), 1873, page 31.

Text Authorship:

by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Wanderlust", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Jung und froh [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 Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (1842 - 1902), "Wanderlust", op. 20 (Sechs Männerquartette) no. 1, published 1874 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A hankering to wander", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 95

A hankering to wander

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Shall I not with wandering feet
Finally have a look at the world?
Does it not beckon with a thousand greetings
There where the dark mountains loom?
Where the firs stand and listen,
Where in the valley the brooklets are rushing.--

  Today I go down the mountain,
Tomorrow I go up the mountain,
And then a little barque shall bear me merrily
Along the river’s rapid course.
The green grapevines upon the high banks
Ask me: where could I find something better?

  With its old gabled houses
The town has opened to me;
By the green branches at the tavern
I shall stop for a little while.
Now, tavern-keeper, bring out your best!
Here are guests, happy as larks!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Gustav) Hermann Kletke (1813 - 1886), "Wanderlust", appears in Gedichte, in 2. Jung und froh
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This text was added to the website: 2024-04-04
Line count: 18
Word count: 120