Hermann Hesse Gesänge

Song Cycle by Otto Siegl (1896 - 1978)

1. Regen 
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Lauer Regen, Sommerregen
Rauscht von Büschen, rauscht von Bäumen,
Oh, wie gut und voller Segen,
Einmal wieder satt zu träumen!

War so lang im Hellen draussen,
Ungewohnt ist mir dies Wogen:
In der eignen Seele hausen,
Nirgends fremdwärts hingezogen.

Nichts begehr ich, nichts verlang ich,
Summe leise Kindertöne,
Und verwundert heim gelang ich
In der Träume warme Schöne.

Herz, wie bist du wund gerissen
Und wie selig, blind zu wühlen,
Nichts zu denken, nichts zu wissen,
Nur zu fühlen, nur zu fühlen!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Regen", written 1916, first published 1918/9

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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 © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , 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.

1 Sometimes given incorrectly as "Nur zu atmen und zu fühlen"Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

2. Voll Blüten steht der Pfirsichbaum 
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Voll Blüten steht der Pfirsichbaum,
Nicht jede wird zur Frucht,
Sie schimmern hell wie Rosenschaum
Durch Blau und Wolkenflucht.

Wie Blüten gehn Gedanken auf,
Hundert an jedem Tag --
Laß blühen! laß dem Ding den Lauf!
Frag nicht nach dem Ertrag!

Es muß auch Spiel und Unschuld sein
Und Blütenüberfluß,
Sonst wär die Welt uns viel zu klein
Und Leben kein Genuß.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Voll Blüten", written 1918, first published 1918

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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 © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. Alles Schwere allein
 (Sung text)

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

  • 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
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Seul", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , "एकाकी", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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4. Bei einem Abschied 
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
O Abschiednehmen für ungewisse Zeit,
Voll von Ahnung verfehlter und schmerzlicher Lose!
Duftend welkt in der Hand die unwiederbringliche Rose,
Und das geängstigte Herz sucht Schlummer und Dunkelheit.
 
Aber oben unwandelbar stehen die Sterne,
Ihnen folgen wir immer, auch ungewollt,
Ihnen entgegen durch Licht und durch Dunkel rollt
Unser Schicksal, und ihnen gehorchen wir gerne.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bei einem Abschied", written 1920

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "En un comiat", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "At a leave-taking", copyright © 2016, (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 273.


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