Ihr tratet zu dem herde

Ihr tratet zu dem herde
Wo alle glut verstarb ·
Licht war nur an der erde
Vom monde leichenfarb.

Ihr tauchet in die aschen
Die bleichen finger ein
Mit suchen tasten haschen --
Wird es noch einmal schein!

Seht was mit [trostgebärde]1
Der mond euch rät:
Tretet weg vom herde ·
Es ist worden spät.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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Confirmed with Stefan George, Werke. Ausgabe in Zwei Bänden, Erster Band, 4. Auflage, Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1984, page 165

Authorship

• by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Jahr der Seele, in Traurige Tänze, no. 28 [ 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 Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "Ihr tratet zu dem herde", op. 100 (4 Gesänge für Bariton und Orchester) no. 4 (1934). [baritone and orchestra] [ sung text not verified ]
• by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Ihr tratet zu dem herde" [ sung text not verified ]
• by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Ihr tratet zu dem herde", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Stefan George) no. 5 (1908-9). [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "You approached the hearth", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Vous vous êtes approchés du foyer

Vous vous êtes approchés du foyer,
où toute braise était morte,
la lumière sur terre venait seulement
de la lune livide.

Vous avez plongé dans les cendres
vos doigts pâles,
en sondant, tâtonnant, cherchant,
une lueur est apparue une fois de plus !

Regardez ce qu'avec son air consolateur
la lune vous conseille :
éloignez-vous du foyer,
il se fait tard.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Jahr der Seele, in Traurige Tänze, no. 28 ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Hans Fleischer, Arnold Mendelssohn, Anton von Webern. Go to the text.

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