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Franz Schubert

1791-1827

Schubert wrote over 600 Lieder.

Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Radu Lupu, piano.

Der Wanderer an den Mond (The Wanderer to the Moon)

Set by Franz Schubert to the poetry of Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804-1875)

Ich auf der Erd', am Himmel du, I on the earth, you in the sky -
Wir wandern beide rüstig zu: we both wander briskly on:
Ich ernst und trüb, du mild und rein, I stern and troubled, you mild and pure;
Was mag der Unterschied wohl sein? what might be the difference between us?
Ich wandre fremd von Land zu Land, A stranger, I wander from land to land,
So heimatlos, so unbekannt; so rootless and unknown;
Berg auf, Berg ab, Wald ein, Wald aus, up mountains and down, into forests and out,
Doch bin ich nirgend, ach! zu Haus. but nowhere am I - alas! - at home.
Du aber wanderst auf und ab But you wander up and down,
Aus Ostens Wieg' in Westens Grab, from the eastern cradle to the western grave,
Wallst Länder ein und Länder aus, on your pilgrimage from land to land;
Und bist doch, wo du bist, zu Haus. and wherever you are, you are at home.
Der Himmel, endlos ausgespannt, The sky, endlessly spreading,
Ist dein geliebtes Heimatland; is your beloved homeland;
O glücklich, wer, wohin er geht, o happy is he who, wherever he goes,
Doch auf der Heimat Boden steht! still stands on native ground!


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