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Vom Baum des Lebens (Besinnung) - Kantate für Sopran, Alt, vierstimmigen Männerchor und Orchester
Song Cycle by Arthur Piechler (1896 - 1974)
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2. Göttlich ist und ewig der Geist  [sung text checked 1 time]
Göttlich ist und ewig der Geist.
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Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 324-325.
1 Piechler (part 4 of the cantata): "sterblich und irden"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
3. Ihm entgegen, dessen wir Bild und Werkzeug sind  [sung text checked 1 time]
[ ... ] Ihm entgegen, dessen wir Bild und Werkzeug sind, Führt unser Weg; unsre innerste Sehnsucht ist: Werden wie Er, leuchten in Seinem Licht! [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 324-325.
1 Piechler (part 4 of the cantata): "sterblich und irden"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
4. Aber sterblich und irden sind wir geschaffen  [sung text checked 1 time]
[ ... ] Aber [irden und sterblich]1 sind wir geschaffen, Träge lastet auf uns Kreaturen die Schwere. Hold zwar und mütterlich warm umhegt uns Natur, Säugt uns Erde, bettet uns Wiege und Grab; Doch befriedet Natur uns nicht, Ihren Mutterzauber durchstößt Des unsterblichen Geistes Funke Väterlich, macht zum Manne das Kind, Löscht die Unschuld und weckt uns zu Kampf und Gewissen. [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 324-325.
1 Piechler (part 4 of the cantata): "sterblich und irden"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
5. So zwischen Mutter und Vater  [sung text checked 1 time]
[ ... ] So zwischen Mutter und Vater, So zwischen Leib und Geist Zögert der Schöpfung gebrechlichstes Kind, Zitternde Seele Mensch, des Leidens fähig Wie kein anderes Wesen, und fähig des Höchsten: Gläubiger, hoffender Liebe. [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 324-325.
1 Piechler (part 4 of the cantata): "sterblich und irden"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
6. Schwer ist sein Weg, Sünde und Tod seine Speise  [sung text checked 1 time]
[ ... ] Schwer ist sein Weg, Sünde und Tod seine Speise, Oft verirrt er ins Finstre, oft wär ihm Besser, niemals erschaffen zu sein. Ewig aber strahlt über ihm seine Sehnsucht, Seine Bestimmung: das Licht, der Geist. [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 324-325.
1 Piechler (part 4 of the cantata): "sterblich und irden"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
7. Und wir fühlen: ihn, den Gefährdeten  [sung text checked 1 time]
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Und wir fühlen: ihn, den Gefährdeten,
Liebt der Ewige mit besonderer Liebe.
Darum ist uns irrenden Brüdern
Liebe möglich noch in der Entzweiung,
Und nicht Richten und Haß,
Sondern geduldige Liebe,
Liebendes Dulden führt
Uns dem heiligen Ziele näher.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 324-325.
1 Piechler (part 4 of the cantata): "sterblich und irden"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]