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O fröhliche Jugend, wie wurdest du fremd! Wir haben so lange gefeiert, Die Tage verbummelt, die Nächte verschlemmt Und für Geld unsre Lieder geleiert. Zu spät! Es führt keine Brücke mehr Zur seligen Insel hinüber, Die Zeit der reuigen Wiederkehr Des verlorenen Sohns ist vorüber. Zu spät! - So segelt vom Sturm gepackt Das Schiff der entgleisten Gesellen Mit Tanzmusik und mit Flittern beflaggt Ohne Steuer über die Wellen.
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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, page 106.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Entgleisten", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Richard Czelinski (1901 - 1969), "Die Entgleisten", op. 4 no. 3 (1926) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els desencaminats", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Those who went off the rails", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les dévoyés", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-17
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Word count: 68
Ô joyeuse jeunesse comme tu t'es éloignée ! Nous avons si longtemps fait la fête, Lanterné le jour, fait bombance la nuit Et récité nos chansons pour de l'argent. Trop tard ! Il n'y a plus de pont Menant à l'île bienheureuse, Le temps du retour repentant Du fils perdu est passé. Trop tard ! Saisi par la tempête Le navire des compagnons dévoyés, Au son de musiques de danse, pavoise Sur la vague sans timonier.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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), "Die Entgleisten", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2017-01-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 73