Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse

Wie über eines tiefen Brunnens Rand,
So fallen Tage mir und Nächte nun
Leer, ohne Lust noch Leid noch Lied noch Tun
Gleich welken Sommerrosen aus der Hand.

Ich achte nicht, wie mir die Zeit vergeht,
Ich sehe nur, wie meiner Liebe Stern
Weitab gewendet schattenhaft und fern
Am bleichen Himmel meines Lebens steht.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ohne Liebe", written 1901

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Without love", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sans amour", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Ich kann nicht mehr zufrieden sein,
Ich muß in allen meinen Tagen
Dein Bild in meiner Sehnsucht tragen,
Ich bin ja dein.

Dein Auge hat in meinem Sinn
Den ahnungsvollen Strahl entzündet,
Der mir zu jeder Stunde kündet,
Daß ich dein eigen bin.

Du aber, meiner Leidenschaft
In deiner Reinheit unbewußt,
Erblühest ohne mich in Lust
Und wandelst hoch und sternenhaft.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, appears in Unterwegs, in Elisabeth, written in either 1903 or 1907, first published 1911

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Elisabet", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Elizabeth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Élisabeth", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Unterwegs. Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, München: Georg Müller Verlag, 1911, page 6. In this source the poem is No. 3 of the set.

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 148. In this source the poem is No. 1 of the set.

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Solang du nach dem Glücke jagst,
Bist du nicht reif zum Glücklichsein
Und wäre alles Liebste dein.

Solang du um Verlornes klagst
Und Ziele hast und rastlos bist,
Weißt du noch nicht, was Friede ist.

Erst wenn du jedem Wunsch entsagst,
Nicht Ziel mehr, noch Begehren kennst,
Das Glück nicht mehr mit Namen nennst,

Dann reicht dir des Geschehens Flut
Nicht mehr ans Herz, und deine Seele ruht.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Glück", written 1907

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Felicitat", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Happiness", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Happiness", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bonheur", copyright © 2011, (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 164.

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Wind im Gesträuch und Vogelpfiff
Und hoch im höchsten süßen Blau
Ein stilles, stolzes Wolkenschiff . . . 

Ich träume von einer blonden Frau,
Ich träume von meiner Jugendzeit,
Der hohe Himmel blau und weit
Ist meiner Sehnsucht Wiege,
Darin ich stillgesinnt
Und selig warm
Mit leisem Summen liege
So wie in seiner Mutter Arm
Ein Kind.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Frühlingstag", written 1912

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Jour de printemps", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Der See starrt wie Glas,
Am steilen Hügelhang
Weht silbern das dünne Gras.

Jammernd und todesbang
Schreit ein Kiebitz in der Luft,
Taumelt in zuckenden Bogen.

Vom anderen Ufer herübergeflogen
Kommt Sensengeläut und sehnlicher Wiesenduft.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Windiger Tag im Juni", written 1907

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Wir Kinder im Juli geboren
Lieben den Duft des weißen Jasmin,
Wir wandern an blühenden Gärten hin
Still und in schwere Träume verloren.
 
Unser Bruder ist der scharlachene Mohn,
Der brennt in flackernden Schauern
Im Ährenfeld und auf den heißen Mauern,
Dann treibt seine Blätter der Wind davon.
 
Wie eine Julinacht will unser Leben
Traumbeladen seinen Reigen vollenden,
Träumen und heißen Erntefesten ergeben,
Kränze von Ähren und rotem Mohn in den Händen.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Julikinder", written 1904, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nascuts al juliol", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Children of July", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Enfants de juillet", 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, pages 156-157.

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Der müde Sommer senkt das Haupt
Und schaut sein falbes Bild im See.
Ich wandle müde und bestaubt
Im Schatten der Allee.

Durch Pappeln geht ein zager Wind,
Der Himmel hinter mir ist rot,
Und vor mir Abendängste sind
- Und Dämmerung - und Tod.

Ich wandle müde und bestaubt,
Und hinter mir bleibt zögernd stehn
Die Jugend, neigt das schöne Haupt
Und will nicht fürder mit mir gehn.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Jugendflucht", written 1897, appears in Hermann Lauscher

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La fugida de la joventut", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The flight of youth", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fuite de la jeunesse", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Fuga della giovinezza", copyright © 2009, (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 30.

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Es hält der blaue Tag 
Für eine Stunde auf der Höhe Rast.
Sein Licht hält jedes Ding umfaßt,
Wie man's in Träumen sehen mag:
Daß schattenlos die Welt,
In Blau und Gold gewiegt, 
In lauter Duft und reifem Frieden liegt. 

-- Wenn auf dies Bild ein Schatten fällt! --

Kaum hast du es gedacht,
So ist die goldene¹ Stunde
Aus ihrem leichten Traum¹ erwacht,
Und bleicher wird, indes sie stiller lacht, 
Und kühler wird die Sonne in der Runde.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Mittag im September", written c1905

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Note: According to Peter Spycher, Eine Wanderung durch Hermann Hesse’s Lyrik. Dokumentation und Interpretation, this poem was inaccurately rendered by Karlheinz Deschner in Kitsch, Konvention und Kunst : eine literarische Streitschrift . In addition to the omission of some punctuation marks, Deschner’s version contains two errors, which are footnoted below.

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 162.

¹ Inaccurately given as "goldne" by Deschner
² Inaccurately given as "Zaubertraum" by Deschner

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Seltsam, im Nebel zu wandern!
Einsam ist jeder Busch und Stein,
Kein Baum sieht den andern,
Jeder ist allein.

Voll Freunden war mir die Welt,
Als noch mein Leben licht war;
Nun, da der Nebel fällt,
Ist keiner mehr sichtbar.

Wahrlich, keiner ist weise,
Der nicht das Dunkel kennt,
Das unentrinnbar und leise
Von allen ihn trennt.

Seltsam, im Nebel zu wandern!
Leben ist Einsamsein.
Kein Mensch kennt den andern,
Jeder ist allein.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Nebel", written 1905

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Ihr Vögel im Gesträuch,
Wie flattert euer Gesang
Den bräunenden Wald entlang --
Ihr Vögel, sputet euch!

Bald kommt der Wind, der weht,
Bald kommt der Tod, der mäht,
Bald kommt das graue Gespenst und lacht,
Daß uns das Herz erfriert
Und der Garten all seine Pracht
Und das Leben all seinen Glanz verliert.

Liebe Vögel im Laub,
Liebe Brüderlein,
Lasset uns singen und fröhlich sein,
Bald sind wir Staub.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Herbst", subtitle: "(1919)", written 1919

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Song Cycle by Heinz Zabel

?. Ohne Liebe
(Sung text)

1. Elisabeth [sung text not yet checked]

2. Glück
(Sung text)

3. Frühlingstag
(Sung text)

4. Über die Felder
(Sung text)

5. Windiger Tag im Juni
(Sung text)

6. Julikinder
(Sung text)

7. Jugendflucht
(Sung text)

8. Mittag im September [sung text not yet checked]

9. Im Nebel
(Sung text)

10. Herbst
(Sung text)

Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse

Song Cycle by Heinz Zabel

?. Ohne Liebe (Sung text)

1. Elisabeth [sung text not yet checked]

2. Glück (Sung text)

3. Frühlingstag (Sung text)

4. Über die Felder (Sung text)

5. Windiger Tag im Juni (Sung text)

6. Julikinder (Sung text)

7. Jugendflucht (Sung text)

8. Mittag im September [sung text not yet checked]

9. Im Nebel (Sung text)

10. Herbst (Sung text)

?. Ohne Liebe
(Sung text)

2. Glück
(Sung text)

3. Frühlingstag
(Sung text)

4. Über die Felder
(Sung text)

5. Windiger Tag im Juni
(Sung text)

6. Julikinder
(Sung text)

7. Jugendflucht
(Sung text)

9. Im Nebel
(Sung text)

10. Herbst
(Sung text)