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Leid und Finsternis wohin ich seh, Über tausend Gräber fällt der Schnee, Deckt das blutig starrende Gefild Still mit seinem hoffnungslosen Schild. Doch wir werden einen Frühling schauen, Werden eine reine Zukunft bauen, Daß die Lieben, die der Schnee begraben, Nicht umsonst für uns geblutet haben.
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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, pages 548-549.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Winter 1914", written 1914 [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 Gottfried Rüdinger (1886 - 1946), "Winter 1914", op. 16 no. 1, published 1916 [ low voice and piano ], from Heldentotenlieder für eine tiefe Stimme und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Hivern del 1914", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Winter 1914", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Hiver 1914", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-22
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Word count: 46
Dolor i foscor per tot arreu on miro, la neu cau sobre milers de tombes, cobrint silenciosament el camp sense vida i tacat de sang amb el seu escut sense esperança. Però veurem una primavera, construirem un futur pur, perquè els éssers estimats enterrats per la neu no hagin vessat la seva sang en va per nosaltres.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 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), "Winter 1914", written 1914
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 57