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by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der Wanderer an den Mond
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA ITA
[Ich auf der Erd', am Himmel du]1,
Wir wandern beide rüstig zu: -
Ich ernst und trüb, du [mild]2 und rein,
Was mag der Unterschied wol seyn?

Ich wandre fremd von Land zu Land,
So heimatlos, so unbekannt;
Bergauf, bergab, waldein, waldaus,
Doch [bin ich nirgend - ach! -]3 zu Haus.

Du aber wanderst auf und ab
Aus [Westens Wieg' in Ostens]4 Grab, -
Wallst länderein und länderaus,
Und bist doch, wo du bist, zu Haus.

Der Himmel, endlos ausgespannt,
Ist dein geliebtes Heimatland:
O glücklich, wer wohin er geht,
Doch auf der Heimat Boden steht!

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Confirmed with Joh. Gabr. Seidl's Dichtungen. Zweiter Theil. Lieder der Nacht. [...] Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Wien. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger. 1826, page 24; with Lieder der Nacht. Von Johann Gabriel Seidl. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auflage. Wien, 1851. Druck und Verlag von J. P. Sollinger's Witwe, pages 23-24; and with Joh. Gabr. Seidl's gesammelte Schriften. Mit einer Einleitung von Julius von der Traun. Herausgegeben von Hans Max. Erster Band. [...] Wien, 1877. Wilhelm Braumüller k.k. Hof- und Universitätsbuchhändler, page 31.

1 Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "Auf Erden - ich, am Himmel - du"
2 Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions): "hell"
3 Seidl (1826 edition): "nirgend bin ich ach!"
4 Seidl (1851 and 1877 editions), and Schubert (Alte Gesamtausgabe): "Ostens Wieg' in Westens"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Der Wanderer an den Mond", appears in Lieder der Nacht [author's text checked 2 times 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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Der Wanderer an den Mond", op. 80 (Drei Lieder) no. 1, D 870 (1826), published 1827 [ voice, piano ], Tobias Haslinger, VN 5028, Wien [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El caminant a la lluna", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De zwerver tot de maan", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The wanderer speaks to the moon", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le voyageur à la lune", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il viandante alla luna", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il viandante alla luna", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

Le voyageur à la lune
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Moi sur terre, au ciel toi,
Nous voyageons tous les deux vivement :
Moi sérieux et morose, toi douce et pure,
Qu'est-ce qui fait la différence ?

Je me promène comme un étranger de pays à pays,
Si sans patrie, si inconnu ;
Montant et descendant les montagnes, allant et sortant des forêts,
Mais je ne suis nulle part, hélas, à la maison.

Mais toi tu vas en haut et en bas,
De ton berceau à l'est jusqu'à ta tombe à l'ouest,
Tu vas en pèlerinage de pays en pays,
Et pourtant, où que tu sois, tu es chez toi.

Le ciel, qui s'étend sans fin,
Est ta patrie bien-aimée ;
Ô heureux celui qui, où qu'il aille,
Se tient encore sur le sol natal !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), "Der Wanderer an den Mond", appears in Lieder der Nacht
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 121

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