So wie ein Kind, dem man ein Spielzeug schenkt, Das Ding beschaut und herzt und dann zerbricht, Und morgen schon des Gebers nimmer denkt, So hältst du spielend in der kleinen Hand Mein Herz, das ich dir gab, als hübschen Tand, Und wie es zuckt und leidet, siehst du nicht.
Zwei Gesänge nach Worten von Hermann Hesse
Song Cycle by Scheicher
1. Die Schöne
Language: German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Schöne", written 1912
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La bella", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The beautiful woman", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La belle", 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.
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 206.
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2. Genesung
Language: German (Deutsch)
Lange waren meine Augen müd Und vom Rauch der Städte bang verschleiert, Nun erwacht ich schaudernd. Feste feiert Jeder Baum und jeder Garten blüht. Wieder wie ich einst als Knabe sah, Seh ich fröhlich durch die sanften Weiten Engel ihre weißen Flügel breiten Und die Augen Gottes blau und nah.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Genesung", written c1904
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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 © 2018, (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.
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 133.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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