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Nun der Tag mich müd gemacht, Soll mein sehnliches Verlangen Freundlich die gestirnte Nacht Wie ein müdes Kind empfangen. Hände, laßt von allem Tun, Stirn vergiß du alles Denken, Alle meine Sinne nun Wollen sich in Schlummer senken. Und die Seele unbewacht Will in freien Flügen schweben, Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht Tief und tausendfach zu leben.
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 216.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Schlafengehen", written 1911, first published 1911? [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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Now that the day has made me weary, May the starry night kindly Receive my fervent longing Like a tired child. Hands, leave off from all labour, Brow, forget all thinking, All my senses now Wish to sink into slumber. And the unguarded soul Wishes to soar in free flights, To live deeply and thousandfold In the magical circle of night.
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View text with all available footnotesTranslations of title(s):
"Abendlied" = "Evening song"
"Beim Schlafengehen" = "While going to bed"
"Nun der Tag mich müd gemacht" = "Now that the day has made me weary"
"Abend" = "Evening"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Schlafengehen", written 1911, first published 1911?
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This text was added to the website: 2017-12-06
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Word count: 64