Zwei Lieder

Song Cycle by Martha Ernst (1880 - 1958)

2. Papierlaternen im nächtlichen Garten
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Warm in dunkler Gartenkühle
Schweben bunte Ampelreihn,
Senden aus dem Laubgewühle
Zart geheimnisvollen Schein.

Eine lächelt hell zitronen,
Rot und weiße lachen feist,
Eine blaue scheint zu wohnen
Im Geäst wie Mond und Geist.

Eine plötzlich steht in Flammen,
Zuckt empor, ist rasch verloht...
Schwestern schauern still zusammen,
Lächeln, warten auf den Tod:
Mondblau, Weingelb, Sammetrot.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Lampions in der Sommernacht", written 1929

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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 © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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