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Zum Frieden - Ein Zyklus auf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse

Song Cycle by Hajo Kelling (1907 - 1982)

1. Einsame Nacht
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Die ihr alle meine Brüder seid,
Arme Menschen nah und ferne,
Die ihr im Bezirk der Sterne
Tröstung träumet eurem Leid,
Die ihr wortelos gefaltet
In die blaß gestirnte Nacht
Schmale Dulderhände haltet,
Die ihr leidet, die ihr wacht,
Arme, irrende Gemeinde,
Schiffer ohne Stern und Glück --
Fremde, dennoch mir Vereinte,
Gebt mir meinen Gruß zurück.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Einsame Nacht", written 1901

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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 © 2013, (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.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

2. Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid
Durch die begrünten Äcker gehe
Und in den Lüften hoch und weit
Die hellen Wolken fahren sehe,

Und daß ich stehen bleiben muß,
Wo Kinder sind in einem Garten,
Und lange still auf einen Gruß
Und auf ein liebes Lachen warten,

Und daß ich nicht mehr neidisch bin
Auf fremden Ruhm, auf fremdes Brot,
Und daß ich so zufrieden bin, --
-- Ist das schon Herbst? Ist das schon Tod?

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Daß ich so oft --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Zum Frieden, first published 1919

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (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 © 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.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

3. Eine rote Sonne liegt
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Eine rote Sonne liegt
In des Teiches tiefen Fluten,
Ein verirrter Falter fliegt
Über Schilf und Weidenruten.

Alles, was mein Herz verlor,
Jugendmut und Kinderfrieden,
Schlummert hier im gelben Rohr,
Einsam, stumm, weltabgeschieden.

Wie ein breites Abendrot
Liegt mein Leben und mein Leiden,
Ruhig wie ein dunkles Boot
Meine Träume drüber gleiten.

Über meinen wilden Sinn
Ist ein Frieden ausgegossen;
Was ich war und was ich bin,
Ist in einen Traum zerflossen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1898, appears in Sommerruhe, no. 2

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un sol rogenc rau", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A red sun rests", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (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.

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

4. Ausklang
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wolkenflug und herber Wind
Kühlt mich, der ich krank gewesen.
Träumend wie ein stilles Kind
Ruh ich aus und bin genesen.

Nur ein Klang in tiefer Brust
Ist von meinem armen Lieben,
Dämpfend alle laute Lust,
Leis und trauernd überblieben.

Diesem namenlosen Klang,
Während Wind und Tannen rauschen,
Kann ich Stunden, Tage lang
Schweigend hingegeben lauschen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ausklang", written 1901

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Finale", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Finale", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Finale", 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, 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 91.


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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