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O daß es Farben gibt: Blau, Gelb, Weiß, Rot und Grün! O daß es Töne gibt: Sopran, Baß, Horn, Oboe! O daß es Sprache gibt: Vokabeln, Verse, Reime, Zärtlichkeiten des Anklangs, Marsch und Tänze der Syntax! Wer ihre Spiele spielte, Wer ihre Zauber schmeckte, Ihm blüht die Welt, Ihm lacht sie und weist ihm Ihr Herz, ihren Sinn. Was du liebtest und erstrebtest, Was du träumtest und erlebtest, Ist dir noch gewiß, Ob es Wonne oder Leid war? Gis und As, Es oder Dis -- Sind dem Ohr sie unterscheidbar?
K. Taubert sets stanza 5
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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 397-398.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nachts im April notiert", written 1962 [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 Lothar Hundertmark (1902 - 1985), as Mark Lothar, "Nachts im April notiert", op. 67 no. 6, published 1967 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Musik des Einsamen - Ein Liederzyklus für Gesang und 7 Instrumente, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Nachts im April notiert", op. 42a no. 19 (1977) [ medium voice and piano ], from Stufen - Hesse-Lieder 1977 für mittlere Singstimme, no. 19 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Heinz Taubert (1912 - 1990), "Versespiel", stanza 5 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-03
Line count: 19
Word count: 89
Oh that colours exist: Blue, yellow, white, red, and green! Oh that sounds exist: Soprano, bass, horn, oboe! Oh that language exists: Words, verses, rhymes, Endearments of sound, March and dances of syntax! He who played their games, Who tasted their enchantments, For him the word blooms, For him it smiles and directs Him to its heart, its meaning. What you loved and strove for, What you dreamed and experienced, Are you still certain Whether it was joy or sorrow? G-sharp and A-flat, E-flat or D-sharp -- Can the ear distinguish them?
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Translations of title(s):
"Nachts im April notiert" = "Written down at night in April"
"Versespiel" = "Play of verses"
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nachts im April notiert", written 1962
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-12
Line count: 19
Word count: 91