Zwei Vertonungen von Hesse-Gedichten

Song Cycle by Alexander Lang Steinert (1900 - 1982)

1. Allein  [sung text checked 1 time]

[Es führen über die Erde]1 
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]2 Können so gut,
Als daß man alles Schwere 
Alleine tut.

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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
  • 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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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 170.

1 Steinert: "Über die Erde führen"
2 Kilpinen: "Und"

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2. Wanderschaft   [sung text checked 1 time]

Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast,
Im [Graben]1 liegt [noch]2 Schnee;
Das du mir heut' geschrieben hast,
Das Brieflein tat mir weh.

[Jetzt]3 schneid' ich einen Stab im Holz;
Ich weiß ein ander Land,
Da sind die [Jungfern]4 nicht so stolz
[Dem Lieben]5 abgewandt.

Im Walde blüht der Seidelbast,
Kein Brieflein tut mir weh,
Und das du mir geschrieben hast,
Schwimmt draußen auf dem See, 
Schwimmt draußen auf dem Bodensee, 
Ja draußen auf dem See.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Randonnée", copyright © 2013, (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 143.

1 Frommlet: "Garten"
2 Brugk: "der"
3 Löffler: "Nun"
4 Brugk: "Mädchen"
5 Hess: "Der Liebe"

Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Donderwinkel , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 120