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Schon manche selige Nacht hat über mir geblaut, Doch so wie heut hab ich die Sterne nie geschaut. Die Berge stehen steil mit schroffer Stirn, Ein leises Leuchten geht von Firn zu Firn. Darüber ausgespannt träumt wunderbar Der nahe Himmel rein und sternenklar. Mit mächtigen Lichtern, schweigsam, reich und mild Reiht sich in seligem Reigen Bild an Bild. Ein großer Friede wacht ob ihrem Kranz Und füllt die Seele mir mit kühlem Glanz. So daß das Leben, das weit abwärts treibt Mir nur ein halbvergessenes Gestern bleibt.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Grindelwald", written 1902, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Von Wanderungen, in Hochgebirgswinter, no. 3, 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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Grindelwald", op. 99 no. 2 (1954), published 1957 [ voice and piano ], from Hochgebirgswinter, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Grindelwald", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Grindelwald", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Grindelwald", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-22
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Word count: 87
Moltes nits felices ja s’han emblavit al meu damunt, però mai he vist les estrelles com avui. Les muntanyes es drecen abruptes amb el front espadat, una suau resplendor passa d’una gelera a l’altra. Estès al seu damunt, el cel proper somia meravellosament pur i estrellat. Amb llums poderoses, silents, riques i gentils, llurs imatges s’arrengleren en benaurada rotllana. Una gran pau vetlla damunt llurs corones i m’omple l’ànima amb una freda lluïssor. De forma que la vida, que lluny allà baix s’agita, no és res més per a mi que un ahir mig oblidat.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 by Salvador Pila, (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), "Grindelwald", written 1902, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Von Wanderungen, in Hochgebirgswinter, no. 3, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2025-02-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 95