When you walk through the woods
Language: German (Deutsch)
When you walk through woods, I want you to see The floating gold of a bumble bee. Rivers of sunlight, pools of shade, Toadstools sleeping in mossy jade. A cobweb net with a catch of dew, Treetops cones against the blue, Dancing flowers, bright green flies, And birds to put rainbows in your eyes. When you walk through woods I want you to hear A million sounds in your little ear, The scratch and rattle of wind-tossed trees, A rush, a timid chipmunk flees. The cry of a hawk from the distant sky, The purr of leaves when a breeze rolls by, Brooks that mumble, stones that ring, And birds to teach your heart to sing. When you walk through the woods I want you to feel That no mere man could make this real... Could paint the throb of a butterfly's wings, Could teach a woodchuck how to sing, Could give the wonders of earth and sky; There's something greater than you or I. When you walk through the woods and the birches nod, Son, meet a friend of mine named GOD.
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Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Elinor Remick Warren (1900 - 1991), "When you walk through the woods", copyright © 1950 [voice and piano], copyright for the song assigned 1999 to Masters Music Publications [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2011-10-28
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Word count: 183