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Translations available for the entire opus: ENG 

2. Wanderer im Schnee
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mitternacht schlägt eine Uhr im Tal,
Mond am Himmel wandert kalt und kahl.

Unterwegs im Schnee und Mondenschein
Geh mit meinem Schatten ich allein.

Wieviel Wege ging ich frühlingsgrün,
Wieviel Sommersonnen sah ich glühn!

Müde ist mein Schritt und grau mein Haar,
Niemand kennt mich mehr, wie einst ich war.

Müde bleibt mein dürrer Schatten stehn -
Einmal muß die Fahrt zu Ende gehn.

Traum, der durch die bunte Welt mich zog,
Weicht von mir. Ich weiß nun, daß er log.

Eine Uhr im Tal schlägt Mitternacht,
O wie kalt der Mond dort oben lacht!

Schnee, wie kühl umfängst du Stirn und Brust!
Holder ist der Tod, als ich gewußt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wanderer im Schnee", written 1921

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wanderer in the snow", 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, 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 277-278.


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