Sechs Lieder

Die Stunde kam; ich konnte gehn,
Und alles wäre ungeschehn,
Und alles wäre rein und klar,
Wie es vor jenem Tage war!

Es mußte sein. Die Stunde kam,
Die kurze, schwüle, und sie nahm
Unwandelbar mit jähem Schritt
Den ganzen Glanz der Jugend mit.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Stunde", written 1901

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Laufeuchte Winde schweifen,
Nachtvögel hört man überm Ried
Mit schweren Flügeln streifen
Und fern im Dorf ein Fischerlied.

Aus niegewesenen Zeiten
Sind trübe Sagen angestimmt
Und Klagen um ewige Leiden;
Weh dem, der sie bei Nacht vernimmt!

Laß klagen, Kind, laß rauschen!
Rings ist die Welt vom Leide schwer.
Wir wollen den Vögeln lauschen
Und auch dem Lied vom Dorfe her.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Zunachten", written 1905

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "At night", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Wie eine weiße Wolke 
Am hohen Himmel steht,
So weiß und schön und ferne
Bist du, Elisabeth.

Die Wolke geht und wandert,
Kaum hast du ihrer acht,
Und doch durch deine Träume
Geht sie in dunkler Nacht.

Geht und erglänzt so silbern,
Daß fortan ohne Rast
Du nach der weißen Wolke
Ein süßes Heimweh hast.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Buch der Liebe, in Elisabeth, no. 3

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (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 69.

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Bist allein im Leeren,
Glühst einsam, Herz,
Grüßt dich am Abgrund
Dunkle Blume Schmerz.

Reckt seine Äste
Der hohe Baum Leid,
Singt in den Zweigen
Vogel Ewigkeit.

Blume Schmerz ist schweigsam,
Findet kein Wort,
Der Baum wächst bis in die Wolken,
Und der Vogel singt immerfort.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Blume, Baum, Vogel", written 1916

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Sei nicht traurig, bald ist es Nacht,
Da sehn wir über dem bleichen Land
Den kühlen Mond, wie er heimlich lacht
Und ruhen Hand in Hand.
 
Sei nicht traurig, bald kommt die Zeit,
Da haben wir Ruh. Unsre Kreuzlein stehen
Am hellen Straßenrande zu zweit,
Und es regnet und schneit,
Und die Winde kommen und gehen.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Auf Wanderung", subtitle: "Dem Andenken Knulps", written 1907

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Der müde Sommer senkt das Haupt
Und schaut sein falbes Bild im See.
Ich wandle müde und bestaubt
Im Schatten der Allee.

Durch Pappeln geht ein zager Wind,
Der Himmel hinter mir ist rot,
Und vor mir Abendängste sind
- Und Dämmerung - und Tod.

Ich wandle müde und bestaubt,
Und hinter mir bleibt zögernd stehn
Die Jugend, neigt das schöne Haupt
Und will nicht fürder mit mir gehn.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Jugendflucht", written 1897, appears in Hermann Lauscher

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Song Cycle by Günther Langenberg

1. Die Stunde
(Sung text)

2. Zunachten
(Sung text)

3. Wie eine weiße Wolke
(Sung text)

4. Blume, Baum, Vogel
(Sung text)

5. Auf Wanderung
(Sung text)

6. Jugendflucht
(Sung text)

Sechs Lieder

Song Cycle by Günther Langenberg

1. Die Stunde (Sung text)

2. Zunachten (Sung text)

3. Wie eine weiße Wolke (Sung text)

4. Blume, Baum, Vogel (Sung text)

5. Auf Wanderung (Sung text)

6. Jugendflucht (Sung text)

1. Die Stunde
(Sung text)

2. Zunachten
(Sung text)

3. Wie eine weiße Wolke
(Sung text)

4. Blume, Baum, Vogel
(Sung text)

5. Auf Wanderung
(Sung text)

6. Jugendflucht
(Sung text)