WorkJohann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen”

"Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen" (Wanderers Gemütsruhe / early lyric, c. 1776) Inferred

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) · Wanderers Gemütsruhe / early lyric, c. 1776

InferredFuller cites a specific poem by its opening line 'Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen' and references 'his Liedchen weg zu pfeifen' — this identifies the poem 'Der Wandrer' or the folk-song style poem from Goethe's early Frankfurt period beginning with this line.

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Notes toward The Life of Goethe

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“p17: 'Durch Feld und Wald zu / schweifen, / Mein Liedchen weg zu pfeifen … / So ging's den ganzen Tag,”

Fuller, Margaret. "Notes toward The Life of Goethe." Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Inferred Fuller cites a specific poem by its opening line 'Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen' and references 'his Liedchen weg zu pfeifen' — this identifies the poem 'Der Wandrer' or the folk-song style poem from Goethe's early Frankfurt period beginning with this line.