Zwölf volkstümliche Gesänge für mittlere Stimme nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse

Sonne, leuchte mir ins Herz hinein,
Wind, verweh mir Sorgen und Beschwerden!
Tiefere Wonne weiß ich nicht auf Erden,
Als im Weiten unterwegs zu sein.

Nach der Ebene nehm ich meinen Lauf,
Sonne soll mich sengen, Meer mich kühlen;
Unsrer Erde Leben mitzufühlen,
Tu ich alle Sinne festlich auf.

Und so soll mir jeder neue Tag
Neue Freunde, neue Brüder weisen,
Bis ich leidlos alle Kräfte preisen,
Aller Sterne Gast und Freund sein mag.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Reiselied", written 1911

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Wenn mich der fernen Kindertage,
Gedächtnis plötzlich überfällt,
Das ist wie einer alten Sage
Von Dichtersang verklärte Welt.

Dann muss ich still die Augen senken,
Und jener hellen, hellen Zeit,
Beklommen und wie einer denken,
Der eine schwere Schuld bereut.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Zuweilen", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Now and then", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Was blickst du träumend ins verwölkte Land?
Ich gab mein Herz in deine schöne Hand.
Es ist so voll von ungesagtem Glück,
So heiß - hast du es nicht gefühlt?

Mit fremdem Lächeln gibst du mir's zurück.
Ein sanfter Schmerz ... Es schweigt. Es ist gekühlt.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Abendgespräch", written 1904

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Col·loqui vespral", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening conversation", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Wo mag meine Heimat sein?
Meine Heimat ist klein,
Geht von Ort zu Ort,
Nimmt mein Herz mit sich fort,
Gibt mir Weh, gibt mir Ruh;
Meine Heimat bist du.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebeslied", subtitle: "(1921/22)", written 1921/2

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Ich wollt ich wär eine Blume,
Du kämest still gegangen,
Nähmst mich zum Eigentume
In deine Hand gefangen.

Auch wär ich gern ein roter Wein
Und flösse süß durch deinen Mund
Und ganz und gar in dich hinein
Und machte dich und mich gesund.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebeslied", subtitle: "(Mai 1922)", written 1922

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Wie das so seltsam traurig macht:
Ein Gang durch eine fremde Stadt,
Die liegt und schläft in stiller Nacht
Und mondbeglänzte Dächer hat. 

Und über Turm und Giebel reist
Der Wolken wunderliche Flucht 
Still und gewaltig wie ein Geist, 
Der heimatlos nach Heimat sucht.

Du aber, plötzlich übermannt, 
Ergibst dem wehen Zauber dich 
Und legst dein Bündel aus der Hand 
Und weinest lang und bitterlich.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Fremde Stadt", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Von Wanderungen, first published 1919

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Über den Himmel Wolken ziehn,
Über die Felder geht der Wind,
Über die Felder wandert
Meiner Mutter verlorenes Kind.

Über die Straße Blätter wehn,
Über den Bäumen Vögel schrein --
Irgendwo über den Bergen
Muß meine ferne Heimat sein.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Über die Felder ...", written 1900

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Over the fields", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Es führen über die Erde 
Straßen und Wege viel,
Aber alle haben 
Dasselbe Ziel.

Du kannst reiten und fahren 
Zu zweien und zu drein,
Den letzten Schritt mußt du
Gehen allein.

Drum ist kein Wissen 
Noch Können so gut,
Als daß man alles Schwere 
Alleine tut.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Allein", written 1906

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Alone", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Wir sind in Zorn und Unverstand
Wie Kinder tun, geschieden
Und haben uns gemieden,
Von blöder Scham gebannt.

Die Jahre gingen drüber her
Mit Reuen und mit Warten.
In unsern Jugendgarten
Führt keine Straße mehr.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Schicksal", written 1907, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911

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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 184.

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Nun der Tag mich müd gemacht,
Soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
Freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
Wie ein müdes Kind empfangen. 

Hände, laßt von allem Tun,
Stirn vergiß du alles Denken,
Alle meine Sinne nun
Wollen sich in Schlummer senken. 

Und die Seele unbewacht
Will in freien Flügen schweben,
Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
Tief und tausendfach zu leben.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Schlafengehen", written 1911, first published 1911?

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Nichts als strömen, nichts als brennen,
Blindlings in das Feuer rennen,
Hingerissen, hingegeben
Der unendlichen Flamme: Leben!
Plötzlich aber, bang durchzittert,
Sehnt aus dem unendlichen Glück
Angstvoll sich das Herz zurück,
Das den Tod im Lieben wittert ...

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wollust", written 1929, appears in Verse im Krankenbett, no. 17

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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 299.

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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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Song Cycle by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935)

1. Reiselied
(Sung text)

2. Zuweilen
(Sung text)

3. Abendgespräch
(Sung text)

4. Liebeslied I
(Sung text)

5. Liebeslied II
(Sung text)

6. Fremde Stadt
(Sung text)

7. Über die Felder
(Sung text)

8. Allein
(Sung text)

10. Schicksal
(Sung text)

11. Beim Schlafengehen
(Sung text)

12. Wollust
(Sung text)

12. Auf Wanderung
(Sung text)

Zwölf volkstümliche Gesänge für mittlere Stimme nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse

Song Cycle by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935)

1. Reiselied (Sung text)

2. Zuweilen (Sung text)

3. Abendgespräch (Sung text)

4. Liebeslied I (Sung text)

5. Liebeslied II (Sung text)

6. Fremde Stadt (Sung text)

7. Über die Felder (Sung text)

8. Allein (Sung text)

10. Schicksal (Sung text)

11. Beim Schlafengehen (Sung text)

12. Wollust (Sung text)

12. Auf Wanderung (Sung text)

1. Reiselied
(Sung text)

2. Zuweilen
(Sung text)

3. Abendgespräch
(Sung text)

4. Liebeslied I
(Sung text)

5. Liebeslied II
(Sung text)

6. Fremde Stadt
(Sung text)

7. Über die Felder
(Sung text)

8. Allein
(Sung text)

10. Schicksal
(Sung text)

11. Beim Schlafengehen
(Sung text)

12. Wollust
(Sung text)

12. Auf Wanderung
(Sung text)