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Zwei Chöre

Song Cycle by Karl Scholz

1. Nächtlicher Weg
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schuh um Schuh im Finstern setz ich, 
Nacht umgibt mich sanft und groß,
An betauter Mauer netz ich
Hand und Stirn im feuchten Moos.

Dunkel gegen Luft und Sterne
Wiegt sich der Akazienbaum,
Lichter blitzen in der Ferne,
Doch die Nähe ahn ich kaum.

Liebe zieht am Zauberfaden
Alle Ferne mir ans Herz,
Pol-Stern rufen und Plejaden
Ihren Bruder himmelwärts.

Aller Welt bin ich verbunden,
Allem Leben aufgetan,
Habe neu die Bahn gefunden,
Die mich hält im Weltenplan.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nächtlicher Weg", written 1920

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nighttime pathway", copyright © 2019, (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, page 274.


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

2. Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt
Aus blauer Flut sich voll Verlangen reckt
Und müd und schön im großen Meer verglänzt -

Wie eine Wolke, die im leisen Wind
Hinsegelnd aller Pilger Sehnsucht weckt
Und blaß und silbern in den Tag verrinnt -

Und wie ein Lied am heißen Straßenrand
Fremdtönig klingt mit wunderlichem Reim
Und dir das Herz entführt weit über Land -

So weht mein Leben flüchtig durch die Zeit,
Ist bald vertönt und mündet doch geheim
Ins Reich der Sehnsucht und der Ewigkeit.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wie eine Welle", written 1901

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (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, 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 [Senior Associate Editor]
Total word count: 162
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