"\"Happy Wanderer\" redirects here. For other uses, see Hardenbergia violacea. For the episode of The Sopranos, see The Happy Wanderer (The Sopranos episode)\"The Happy Wanderer\" (\"Der fr\u00F6hliche Wanderer\" or \"Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann\") is a popular song. The original text was written by Florenz Friedrich Sigismund (1788-1857). The present tune was composed by Friedrich-Wilhelm M\u00F6ller shortly after World War II."@en .