Talk:The Wanderer (poem)

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Who is the author of this poem?Bdodo1992 01:31, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Nobody knows. As the article states, was probably part of an oral tradition, whic means that each teller would modify the poem a little. The version that finally got written down probably had dozens of contributors. It's kinda like a wikipedia article, without the docuentation. Dsmdgold 13:53, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

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I just listened to Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy (Fantasie op 15 for Piano), which was his soloistic rendering of the leid "Der Wanderer", which I think, but I'm not sure, is based on this poem. If it's not, it should be. I've loved this piece of music since I was a child. I think Schubert does an masterful job of capturing the melancholy of the folly of confusing honour with war, gain with loss. The best recording I've ever heard - and I've heard a lot - is one by that old Nazi, Wilhelm Kempff. His politics were abohrrent, but maybe he traded his sole with the devil, because he plays like an angel. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Allanri (talk • contribs) 01:28, 27 October 2007 (UTC)