Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran aus: Hermann Hesse, "Vom Baum des Lebens" und "Musik des Einsamen"

So mußt Du allen Dingen
Bruder und Schwester sein,
Daß sie dich ganz durchdringen,
Daß du nicht scheidest Mein und Dein.

Kein Stern, kein Laub soll fallen --
Du mußt mit ihm vergehn!
So wirst du auch mit allen
Allstündlich auferstehn.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Spruch", written 1908, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Poème gnomique", copyright © 2013, (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 152.

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Traurig lehnst du dein Gesicht
Übers Laub, dem Tod ergeben,
Atmest geisterhaftes Licht,
Lässest bleiche Träume schweben.

Aber innig wie Gesang,
Weht im letzten leisen Schimmer,
Noch den ganzen Abend lang
Dein geliebter Duft durchs Zimmer.

Deine kleine Seele wirbt
Ängstlich um das Namenlose,
Und sie lächelt, und sie stirbt
Mir am Herzen, Schwester Rose.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Weiße Rose in der Dämmerung", written 1915 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , 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 207.

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Flügelt ein kleiner blauer
Falter vom Wind geweht,
Ein perlmutterner Schauer,
Glitzert, flimmert, vergeht.
So mit Augenblicksblinken,
So im Vorüberwehn
Sah ich das Glück mir winken,
Glitzern, flimmern, [vergehn]¹.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Blauer Schmetterling", written 1927 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , "Farfalla blu", copyright © 2014, (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, pages 307-308.

¹ Schoeck: "verwehn"

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Der Garten trauert,
Kühl sinkt in die Blumen der Regen.
Der Sommer schauert
Still seinem Ende entgegen. 

Golden tropft Blatt um Blatt
Nieder vom hohen Akazienbaum.
Sommer lächelt erstaunt und matt
In den sterbenden Gartentraum. 

Lange noch bei den Rosen
Bleibt er stehen, sehnt sich nach Ruh.
Langsam tut er die großen
Müdgewordnen Augen zu.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "September", subtitle: "(1927)", written 1927 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Setembre", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Geart van der Meer) , "September", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "September", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "September", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Septembre", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRI Frisian [singable] (Geart van der Meer) , "Septimber", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Σεπτέμβρης", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Meán Fómhair", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Settembre", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "September", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Wrzesień", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , "आश्विनः", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "Septiembre", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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[Sei]¹ 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]² 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 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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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 183.

¹ Ommeren: "O sei"
² Ommeren: "Unsere"

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[Aus lang verschwundener]¹ Völker Lieder her
Klingt oft ein Ton verwandt uns bis ins Herz,
Daß wir betroffen und mit halbem Schmerz
Hinüberlauschen, ob dort Heimat wär.

[So auch ist]² unsres Herzschlags Ab und Auf
In festem Bann geknüpft ans Herz der Welt,
Das unsern Schlaf und unser Wachen hält
Im Einklang mit der Sonn' und Sterne Lauf.

Und unsrer wildesten Wünsche trübe Flut
Und unsrer frechsten Träume Fieberbrand
Ist Geist vom Urgeist, der noch nie geruht.

So gehn wir, unsre Fackeln in der Hand,
Gezeugt, genährt von uralt heilger Glut
Und ewig neuen Sonnen zugewandt.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Zusammenhang", written 1912 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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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, pages 189-190.

¹ Nørgaard: "Aus längst verschwundner"
² Nørgaard: "So ist auch"

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Song Cycle by Johannes Nørgaard (b. 1916)

1. Spruch [sung text checked 1 time]

2. Weiße Rose in der Dämmerung [sung text checked 1 time]

3. Schmetterling [sung text checked 1 time]

4. September [sung text checked 1 time]

5. Auf Wanderung [sung text checked 1 time]

6. Zusammenhang [sung text checked 1 time]