▁known ▁in ▁English , ▁Fritz ▁Sp ie gl ▁has ▁observed ▁that ▁German ▁" G es elle " ▁actually ▁means ▁" j our ne yman ", ▁i . e ., ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁completed ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁with ▁a ▁master ▁in ▁a ▁trade ▁or ▁craft , ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁master ▁himself ; ▁jour ne ymen ▁in ▁German - spe aking ▁countries ▁tradition ally ▁tra ve led ▁from ▁town ▁to ▁town ▁to ▁gain ▁experience ▁with ▁various ▁master s . ▁A ▁more ▁accurate ▁translation , ▁therefore , ▁would ▁be ▁Songs ▁of ▁a ▁Tra v elling ▁J our ne yman . ▁The ▁title ▁hints ▁at ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁work ; ▁as ▁a ▁young , ▁newly ▁qualified ▁conduct or ▁( and ▁bud ding ▁composer ), ▁Mah ler ▁was ▁himself ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁stage ▁somewhere ▁between ▁' app rent ice ' ▁and ▁recognized ▁' master ' ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁moving ▁from ▁town ▁to ▁town ▁( Bad ▁Hall , ▁La ib ach , ▁Ol m üt z , ▁Vienna , ▁K ass el ). ▁All ▁the ▁while , ▁he ▁was ▁hon ing ▁his ▁skills ▁and ▁learning ▁from ▁master s ▁in ▁his ▁field . ▁ ▁Disc ography ▁ ▁Freder ica ▁von ▁St ade ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Davis , ▁Columbia , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁D over ▁repr int ▁of ▁orch est ral ▁score ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁lyr ics ▁with ▁translation ▁by