Winter 1914

Leid und Finsternis wohin ich seh,
Über tausend Gräber fällt der Schnee,
Deckt das blutig starrende Gefild
Still mit seinem hoffnungslosen Schild.

Doch wir werden einen Frühling schauen,
Werden eine reine Zukunft bauen,
Daß die Lieben, die der Schnee begraben,
Nicht umsonst für uns geblutet haben.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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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, pages 548-549.

Authorship

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Winter 1914", written 1914 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Gottfried Rüdinger (1886 - 1946), "Winter 1914", op. 16 no. 1, published 1916 [low voice and piano], from Heldentotenlieder für eine tiefe Stimme und Klavier, no. 1. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter 1914", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hiver 1914", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2014-08-22.
Last modified: 2019-01-07 10:49:42
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Word count: 46

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Hiver 1914

Souffrances et ténèbres où que je regarde,
Sur mille tombes tombe la neige,
Couvre le champ sanglant et figé
De son bouclier désespéré.

Pourtant nous verrons  un printemps,
Nous construirons un futur pur,
Pour que les aimés que la neige a ensevelis
N'aient pas saigné pour nous en vain.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Winter 1914", written 1914 ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Gottfried Rüdinger. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2019-02-08.
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