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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Über die Alpen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Das ist ein Wandern, wenn der Schnee
Der Alpenberge kühl erglänzt,
Indes der erste blaue See
Italiens schon die Sicht begrenzt!

Durch Höhenwind und herbe Luft
Weht eine süße Ahnung her
Von violettem Ferneduft
Und südlich übersonntem Meer.

Und weiter sehnt das Auge sich
Zum hellen Florentiner Dom
Und träumt nach jedem Hügelstrich
Aufsteigend das beglänzte Rom.

Schon formt die Lippe unbewußt
Der fremden schönen Sprache Laut,
Indes ein Meer verklärter Lust
Dir schauernd warm entgegenblaut.

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., 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.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Über die Alpen", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Süden, 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 Dietrich Ammende (1901 - 1980), "Über die Alpen", published 1960 [ voice and piano ], from Auf Wanderung - Ein Liederzyklus nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Over the alps", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au-dessus des Alpes", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

Au‑dessus des Alpes
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Voilà une randonnée lorsque la neige
Des montagnes des Alpes jette un éclat froid,
Tandis  qu'à la limite du regard apparaît
Le premier lac bleu d'Italie !

Dans le vent des sommets et l'air âpre,
Passe ici la douce annonce
Du parfum lointain des violettes
Et d'une mer du sud baignée de soleil.

Et plus loin les yeux désirent
La claire cathédrale florentine
Et rêvent à cette ligne de collines
S'élevant dans une Rome resplendissante.

Inconsciemment les lèvres forment déjà
Le beau langage étranger du luth,
Tandis qu'une mer de plaisirs transfigurés
Vous inonde d'un chaud et bleu frisson.

Text Authorship:

  • 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), "Über die Alpen", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Süden, first published 1919
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This text was added to the website: 2019-05-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

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