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Wenn ich einmal vor deinem Antlitz stehe, Dann denke, wie du mich allein gelassen, Und denke, wie ich irrend in den Gassen Verwaist und trostlos war in meinem Wehe. Dann denke jener schrecklich dunklen Nächte, Da ich in Not und heißem Heimweh bangte Und wie ein Kind nach deiner Hand verlangte Und da du mir versagtest deine Rechte. Und denke jener Zeit, da ich als Knabe Zu dir zurück an jedem Tage kehrte, Und meiner Mutter, die mich beten lehrte Und der ich mehr als dir zu danken habe.
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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 81.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Gebet", subtitle: "(1901)", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, 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 Reinhold Laquai (1894 - 1957), "Gebet" [ medium voice and piano or organ ], from Hesse-Lieder für mittlere Stimme mit Klavier- oder Orgelbegleitung, Heft 3: Marienlieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pregària", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Prayer", subtitle: "(1901)", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Prière", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 89
Un jour, que j'étais devant ton visage Rappelle-toi combien tu m'avais laissé seul, Et rappelle-toi ma douleur quand dans les rues J'errais , orphelin inconsolable. Et puis rappelle-toi cette épouvantable nuit noire Où effrayé, misérable, saisi d'un brûlant mal du pays, Je quémandais ta main comme un enfant, Et qu'alors tu me refusas ta main droite. Et rappelle-toi ce temps, quand enfant, Je revenais vers toi chaque jour, Et rappelle-toi ma mère qui m'apprit à prier Et que je dois remercier plus que toi.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 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), "Gebet", subtitle: "(1901)", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 84