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Vier Lieder für eine tiefe Stimme zu Gedichten von Hermann Hesse , opus 3

by Laci Boldemann (1921 - 1969)

Translations available for the entire opus: ENG 

1. Ich träume wieder von der Unbekannten
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich träume wieder von der Unbekannten,
Die schon so oft im Traum vor mir gestanden.
Wir lieben uns, sie streicht das wirre Haar
Mir aus der Stirn mit Händen wunderbar.
 
Und sie versteht mein rätselhaftes Wesen
Und kann in meinem dunklen Herzen lesen.
Du fragst mich: Ist sie blond? Ich weiß es nicht.
Doch wie ein Märchen ist ihr Angesicht.
 
Und wie sie heißt? Ich weiß nicht. Doch es klingt
Ihr Name süß, wie wenn die Ferne singt-
Wie Eines Name, den du Liebling heißt
 
Und den du ferne und verloren weißt.
Und ihrer Stimme Ton ist dunkelfarben
Wie Stimmen von Geliebten, die uns starben.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), title 1: "Traum", title 2: "Mon rêve familier aus dem Französischen des Paul Verlaine", written 1901, first published <<1915

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Mon rêve familier", appears in Poèmes saturniens, in 1. Melancholia, no. 6, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1866
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

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 71-72, under the title "Mon rêve familier aus dem Französischen des Paul Verlaine." Note that in this edition the poem is in two-line stanzas, not the sonnet form above.

2. Wie der stöhnende Wind durch die Nacht
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie der stöhnende Wind durch die Nacht
Stürmt mein Verlangen nach dir,
Jede Sehnsucht ist aufgewacht -- 
O du, die mich krank gemacht,
Was weißt du von mir!
Leise lösch ich mein spätes Licht, 
Fiebernde Stunden zu wachen,
Und die Nacht hat dein Angesicht, 
Und der Wind, der von Liebe spricht,
Hat dein unvergeßliches Lachen!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wie der stöhnende Wind --", written 1910

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

3. Du mit der Stirne voller Licht
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du mit der Stirne voller Licht,
Du mit den wunderbaren
Braunaugen und den seidnen Haaren,
Ich kenne dich! Du aber kennst mich nicht.

Du mit dem klaren Angesicht,
Du Zarte mit deinen leisen,
Fremdländischen, süßen Liederweisen,
Ich liebe dich! Du aber kennst mich nicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Lady Rosa", written 1901, first published <<1915

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

4. So schön bist du!
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Lieblingstraum, aus goldnen Nächten
Vortretend, schlank, in ernster Ruh,
Den Zauberschleier in der Rechten -
So schön bist du!

Mein Blick erstaunt und muß sich senken,
Mein Herz schließt alle Tore zu,
Dem Wunder heimlich nachzudenken-
So schön bist du!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "So schön bist du!", written 1898, appears in Maria, no. 1

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "You are so lovely!", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tu es si belle !", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

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 41.


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