Die mir noch gestern glühten, Sind heut dem Tod geweiht, Blüten fallen um Blüten Vom Baum der Traurigkeit. Ich seh sie fallen, fallen Wie Schnee auf meinen Pfad, Die Schritte nicht mehr hallen, Das lange Schweigen naht. Der Himmel hat nicht Sterne, Das Herz nicht Liebe mehr, Es schweigt die graue Ferne, Die Welt ward alt und leer. Wer kann sein Herz behüten In dieser bösen Zeit? Es fallen Blüten um Blüten Vom Baum der Traurigkeit.
Drei Gedichte von Hermann Hesse
Song Cycle by Karl Scholz
1. Traurigkeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Traurigkeit", written 1944
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tristor", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sadness", copyright © 2018, (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 376.
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2. Erster Schnee
Language: German (Deutsch)
Alt geworden bist Du, grünes Jahr, Blickst schon welk und trägst schon Schnee im Haar, Gehst schon müd und hast den Tod im Schritt- Ich begleite Dich, ich sterbe mit. Zögernd geht das bange Herze den Pfad, Angstvoll schläft im Schnee die Wintersaat. Wieviel Äste brach mir schon der Wind, Deren Narben nun mein Panzer sind! Wieviel bittere Tode starb ich schon! Neugeburt war jedes Todes Lohn. Sei willkommen, Tod, du dunkles Tor! Jenseits läutet hell des Lebens Chor.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Erster Schnee", written 1919
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Primera neu", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "First snowfall", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Kinderman) , "First snow", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Première neige", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: German (Deutsch)
Verhangener Tag, im Wald noch Schnee, Im kahlen Holz die Amsel singt: Des Frühlings Atem ängstlich schwingt, Von Lust geschwellt, beschwert von Weh. So schweigsam steht und klein im Gras Das Krokusvolk, das Veilchennest, Es duftet scheu und weiß nicht was, Es duftet Tod und duftet Fest. Baumknospen stehn von Tränen blind, Der Himmel hängt so bang und nah, Und alle Gärten, Hügel sind Gethsemane und Golgatha.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Karfreitag", written 1931
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Divendres Sant", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Good Friday", copyright © 2018, (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 313-314.
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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