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Am frischgeschnittnen Wanderstab, Wenn ich in der Frühe So [durch]1 Wälder ziehe, Hügel auf und ab: Dann, wie's Vöglein im Laube Singet und sich rührt, Oder wie die goldne Traube Wonnegeister spürt In der ersten Morgensonne: So fühlt auch mein alter, lieber Adam Herbst und Frühlingsfieber, Gottbeherzte, Nie verscherzte Erstlings-Paradiseswonne. Also bist du nicht so schlimm, o alter Adam, wie die strengen Lehrer sagen; Liebst und lobst du immer doch, Singst und preisest immer noch, Wie an ewig neuen Schöpfungstagen, Deinen lieben Schöpfer und Erhalter. Möcht' es dieser geben Und mein ganzes Leben Wär' im leichten Wanderschweiße Eine solche Morgenreise!
Confirmed with Eduard Mörike, Gedichte, Dramatisches, Erzählendes, Zweite, erweiterte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachf., 1961, page 44.
1 Killmayer: "durch die"Text Authorship:
- by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Fußreise" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Fußreise", 2005, published 2014 [ tenor and piano ], from Mörike-Lieder für Tenor und Klavier, no. 14, note: added to the cycle in 2005. Mainz, London, Berlin, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Tokyo, Toronto: Schott Music [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Vic Nees (b. 1936), "Fußreise", published 2003 [ soprano, SATB chorus ], from Zwei Chorlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Fußreise", from Mörike-Lieder, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Passejada a peu", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "Journey on foot", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Shawn Thuris) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Promenade à pied", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Randonnée pédestre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Passeggiata", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 101
Quand je m'en vais de bon matin avec mon bâton coupé de frais à travers bois, par monts et par vaux, alors, comme un petit oiseau chante et s'agite dans la ramée, ou comme la vigne d'or absorbe au petit matin les délicieuses émanations du premier soleil, ainsi mon cher vieil Adam ressent l'excitation de l'automne et du printemps, volupté bénie de Dieu et jamais perdue de l'Eden originel. Allons, ô vieil Adam, tu n'es pas si mauvais que le disent les maîtres austères ; comme aux jours éternellement neufs de la Création, tu continues à aimer et à rendre grâce, tu offres encore et toujours tes chants et tes louanges à ton Créateur et protecteur vénéré. Puisse-t-Il m'accorder que ma vie entière dans un léger échauffement, s'identifie à cette promenade matinale !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Stéphane Goldet and Pierre de Rosamel, (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 Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Fußreise"
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 131