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Der Himmel gewittert, Im Garten steht Eine Linde und zittert. Es ist schon spät. Ein Wetterleuchten Beschaut sich bleich Mit großen, feuchten Augen im Teich. Auf schwanken Stengeln Die Blumen stehn, Hören Sensendengeln Herüberwehn. Der Himmel gewittert, Schwül geht ein Hauch. Mein Mädel zittert -- "Sag, spürst du's auch?"
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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 39.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Frühsommernacht", written 1898 [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 Johannes Schmiedel (b. 1921), "Frühsommernacht", 1983 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Schmiedel (b. 1921), "Frühsommernacht", 1983 [ voice and guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Walter Steffens (b. 1934), "Frühsommernacht", c1955 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Frühsommernacht" [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nit de principi d’estiu", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A night in early summer", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit du début d'été", 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: 2014-05-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 48
Le ciel est orageux, Dans le jardin Un tilleul tremble. Il est déjà tard. Un pâle éclair de chaleur Se contemple, Ses grands yeux humides, Dans l'étang. Sur leur tige chancelante Les fleurs Entendent le battage Des faux s'approcher. Le ciel est orageux, Un souffle lourd passe, Mon amie frissonne – « Dis, le sens-tu aussi ? »
Text Authorship:
- 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), "Frühsommernacht", written 1898
This text was added to the website: 2017-02-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 57