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Drei Gesänge nach Texten von Hermann Hesse für eine Stimme allein

Song Cycle by Wilhelm Österreicher (b. 1906)

1. Die Kindheit 
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Du bist, mein fernes Tal,
Verzaubert und versunken. 
Oft hast du mir in Not und Qual
Empor aus deinem Schattenland gewunken
Und deine Mädchenaugen aufgetan,
Daß ich entzückt in kurzem Wahn
Mich ganz zu dir zurück verlor. 

O dunkles Tor, 
O dunkle Todesstunde, 
Komm du heran, daß ich gesunde 
Und daß aus dieses Lebens Leere
Ich heim zu meinen Träumen kehre!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Kindheit", written 1912

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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 © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , 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 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: John Versmoren , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

2. Gute Stunde 
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Erdbeeren glühn im Garten,
Ihr Duft ist süß und voll,
Mir ist, ich müsse warten,
Daß durch den grünen Garten
Bald meine Mutter kommen soll.
Mir ist, ich bin ein Knabe,
Und alles war geträumt,
Was ich vertan, versäumt,
Verspielt, verloren habe.
Noch liegt im Gartenfrieden
Die reiche Welt vor mir,
Ist alles mir beschieden,
Gehöret alles mir.
Benommen bleib ich stehen
Und wage keinen Schritt,
Daß nicht die Düfte verwehen
Und meine gute Stunde mit.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Gute Stunde", written 1912

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La bona hora", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The good hour", 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, 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. Abends
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Abends gehn die Liebespaare
Langsam durch das Feld,
Frauen lösen ihre Haare,
Händler zählen Geld,
Bürger lesen bang das Neuste
In dem Abendblatt,
Kinder ballen kleine Fäuste,
Schlafen tief und satt.
Jeder tut das einzig Wahre,
Folgt erhabner Pflicht,
Säugling, Bürger, Liebespaare --
Und ich selber nicht?
 
Doch! Auch meiner Abendtaten,
Deren Sklav' ich bin,
Kann der Weltgeist nicht entraten,
Sie auch haben Sinn.
Und so geh ich auf und nieder,
Tanze innerlich,
Summe dumme Gassenlieder,
Lobe Gott und mich,
Trinke Wein und phantasiere,
Daß ich Pascha wär,
Fühle Sorgen an der Niere,
Lächle, trinke mehr,
Sage ja zu meinem Herzen
(Morgens geht es nicht),
Spinne aus vergangenen Schmerzen
Spielend ein Gedicht,
Sehe Mond und Sterne kreisen,
Ahne ihren Sinn,
Fühle mich mit ihnen reisen
Einerlei wohin.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Abends", written 1918

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Al vespre", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "In the evening", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir", 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, pages 248-249.


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 265
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