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by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Wanderung

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Wohlauf und [frisch]¹ gewandert ins unbekannte Land!
Zerrissen, ach zerrissen, ist manches teure Band.
Ihr heimatlichen Kreuze, wo ich oft betend lag,
Ihr Bäume, ach, ihr Hügel, oh blickt mir segnend nach.

Noch schläft die weite Erde, kein Vogel weckt den Hain,
Doch bin ich nicht verlassen, doch bin ich nicht allein,
Denn, ach, auf meinem Herzen trag' ich ihr teures Band,
Ich fühl's, und Erd und Himmel sind innig mir verwandt.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• C. Schneider • F. Silcher

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¹ Schneider, Silcher: "froh"

Text Authorship:

by Justinus (Andreas Christian) Kerner (1786 - 1862), "Wanderung" [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by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Wanderung", 1984, unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Wanderung", op. 35 no. 7 (1840), published 1841 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, no. 7, Leipzig, Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Wanderung", op. 12 no. 3, published 1829 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder von Justinus Kerner, no. 3, Stuttgart: Zumsteeg'sche Musikalienhandlung [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Partença", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Het vertrek", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Wandering", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Randonnée", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Viaggio", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 73

Het vertrek

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Kom op, nu fris vertrokken naar 't onbekende land!
Verbroken, ach verbroken is meen'ge sterke band.
Gij, kruisen langs de wegen, waar 'k vaak te bidden had,
Gij bomen, ach gij heuvels, volg zegenend mijn pad.
 
Nog slaapt de wijde aarde, geen vogel wekt het bos,
Toch ben ik niet verlaten, toch niet van allen los,
Want, och, hier op mijn lichaam draag ik haar dierb're band,
Ik voel 't, en aard' en hemel zijn innig mij verwant.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-02
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