Seltsam, im Nebel zu wandern! Einsam ist jeder Busch und Stein, Kein Baum sieht den andern, Jeder ist allein. Voll Freunden war mir die Welt, Als noch mein Leben licht war; Nun, da der Nebel fällt, Ist keiner mehr sichtbar. Wahrlich, keiner ist weise, Der nicht das Dunkel kennt, Das unentrinnbar und leise Von allen ihn trennt. Seltsam, im Nebel zu wandern! Leben ist Einsamsein. Kein Mensch kennt den andern, Jeder ist allein.
Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse
Song Cycle by Heinz Dunker
1. Im Nebel
Language: German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Nebel", written 1905
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "In the mists", copyright © 2010, (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) , "Dans le brouillard", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Sa cheobhrán", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Nebbia", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]2. Traurigkeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die mir noch gestern glühten, Sind heut dem Tod geweiht, Blüten fallen um Blüten Vom Baum der Traurigkeit. Ich seh sie fallen, fallen Wie Schnee auf meinen Pfad, Die Schritte nicht mehr hallen, Das lange Schweigen naht. Der Himmel hat nicht Sterne, Das Herz nicht Liebe mehr, Es schweigt die graue Ferne, Die Welt ward alt und leer. Wer kann sein Herz behüten In dieser bösen Zeit? Es fallen Blüten um Blüten Vom Baum der Traurigkeit.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Traurigkeit", written 1944
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tristor", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sadness", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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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 376.
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3. Spät auf der Straße
Language: German (Deutsch)
Laternen spiegeln durch die Nacht Im nassen Straßenpflaster -- In dieser späten Stunde wacht Nur noch die Not und das Laster. Ich grüße euch, die ihr wachet, Euch, die ihr liegt in Not und Leid, Euch, die ihr lärmet und lachet Und die ihr alle meine Brüder seid.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Spät auf der Straße", written 1901
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Upon the street late at night", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Tard dans la rue", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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4. Einsamer Abend
Language: German (Deutsch)
In der leeren Flasche und im Glas Wankt der Kerze Schimmer; Es ist kalt im Zimmer. Draußen fällt der Regen weich ins Gras. Wieder legst du nun zu kurzer Ruh Frierend dich und traurig nieder. Morgen kommt und Abend wieder, Kommen immer wieder, Aber niemals du.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Einsamer Abend", written 1917
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre solitari", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Solitary Evening", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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5. Nelke
Language: German (Deutsch)
Rote Nelke blüht im Garten, Läßt verliebte Düfte glühen, Will nicht schlafen, will nicht warten, Einen Trieb nur hat die Nelke: Rascher, heißer, wilder blühen! Eine Flamme seh ich prangen, Wind in ihre Röte rennen, Und sie zittert vor Verlangen, Einen Trieb nur hat die Flamme: Rascher, rascher zu verbrennen! Du in meinem Blute innen, Liebe du, was soll dein Träumen? Willst ja nicht in Tropfen rinnen, Willst in Strömen, willst in Fluten Dich vergeuden, dich verschäumen!
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nelke", written 1918
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Carnation", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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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 244.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
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