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Ich liebe Frauen, die vor tausend Jahren Geliebt von Dichtern und besungen waren. Ich liebe Städte, deren leere Mauern Königsgeschlechter alter Zeit betrauern. Ich liebe Städte, die erstehen werden, Wenn niemand mehr von heute lebt auf Erden. Ich liebe Frauen -- schlanke, wunderbare, Die ungeboren ruhn im Schoß der Jahre. Sie werden einst mit ihrer sternebleichen Schönheit der Schönheit meiner Träume gleichen.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 71.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ich liebe Frauen --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, first published 1919 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joachim Kötschau (1905 - 1973), "Ich liebe Frauen, die vor tausend Jahren", op. 15 (Fünf Lieder für Bariton nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 4 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-19
Line count: 10
Word count: 61
J'aime les femmes qui depuis des milliers d'années Furent aimées et chantées par des poètes. J'aime les villes dont les murs déserts Portent le deuil de dynasties royales des anciens temps. J'aime les villes qui seront érigées Lorsque plus personne d'aujourd'hui ne vivra sur terre. J'aime les femmes ‑ sveltes, splendides Qui pas encore nées reposent dans les entrailles des années. Elles seront un jour dans leur pâleur d'étoile Pareilles à la beauté de la beauté de mes rêves.
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Translations of title(s):
"Ich liebe Frauen, die vor tausend Jahren" = "J'aime les femmes qui depuis des milliers d'années"
"Ich liebe Frauen --" = "J'aime les femmes"
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ich liebe Frauen --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 79