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Soweit in die Ferne die Straßen sich zieh'n, Die Berge, die Thale sind alle schon grün. Mein Herz, und du bliebest im dumpfigen Haus? Zu den Bergen, den Thalen, hinaus, o hinaus! Der Himmel so blau, und die Erde so bunt, So duftig die Wälder, so blumig der Grund. O was du geträumet und lange ersehnt, Ist Alles gekommen, nicht war es gewähnt: Der Frühling dem Herzen, der Frühling der Welt, Dem Vogel die Lieder, die Blume dem Feld. Mein Herz, und du bliebest im dumpfigen Haus? Zu den Bergen, den Thalen, hinaus, o hinaus! Es fließet die Quelle, es wehet der Wind, Wie doch alle so frisch und so fröhlich sind! Ich bliebe zu Hause? Ist Alles so grün, Soweit in die Ferne die Straßen sich zieh'n. Was Kummer und Sorgen, was Thränen und Schmerz: Gott hüt' mir mein frisches, mein fröhliches Herz!
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Confirmed with Franz Alfred Muth, Wintergarten: Novellen und Wanderbilder nebst einer lyrische Nachlese, Frankfurt am Main: G. J. Hamacher, 1874, page 158. Appears in Gedichte.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Wanderlied", appears in Wintergarten: Novellen und Wanderbilder nebst einer lyrischen Nachlese, in Gedichte [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Hinaus", op. 532 (Fünf Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 1, published 1879 [ mixed chorus ], Bremen, Cranz [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Meyer , "Hinaus", published 1877 [ voice and piano ], from Im Lenz des Lebens. Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Hannover, (Nagel) [sung text not yet checked]
- by L.G. Sauer , "Hinaus", published 1893 [ ttbb chorus ], from Drei leichte Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 2, Frankfurt am Main: Steyl & Thomas [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Speidel (1826 - 1899), "Hinaus", op. 81 (4 Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1890 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Bertram Kottmann , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 144
As far as the streets go into the distance, The mountains, the valleys are all already green. My heart, and you remain in the stuffy house? To the mountains, to the valleys, out, oh out! The sky so blue and the world so green, So scented the woods, so flowery the ground. Oh, that which you dreamed and have yearned for so long Has all come, it was not imagined: Springtime to the heart, springtime to the world, Songs to the bird, the flower to the field. My heart, and you remain in the stuffy house? To the mountains, to the valleys, out, oh out! The water-spring burbles, the wind blows, How all are so fresh and so joyful! I should remain at home? Everything is so green, As far as the streets go into the distance. What [do I care about] heartache and anxieties, about tears and pain: May God watch over my fresh, my joyful heart for me!
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Translations of titles:
"Hinaus" = "Out"
"Wanderlied" = "Wandering song"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Franz Alfred Muth (1839 - 1890), "Wanderlied", appears in Wintergarten: Novellen und Wanderbilder nebst einer lyrischen Nachlese, in Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 160