Ode an die Musik - Kantate für Soli, Chor und Orchester

Ich habe wenig Lieder
In meinem Leben gemacht,
Ich singe sie mir und den Mädchen
Am Brunnen in der Nacht.

Das eine von der Jugend,
Die rot unbändig blüht
Und nach Streit und Abenteuer
In ewiger Sehnsucht glüht.

Das andere von den warmen
Nächten der Sommerzeit
Und von allen schönen Weibern,
Um die ich geweint und gefreit.

Das dritte sing' ich zur Geige
In jeder fremden Stadt,
Vom Heimweh des Zigeuners,
Der keine Heimat hat.

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Lieder", written 1902

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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) , "Songs", copyright © 2014, (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.

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Mir zittern die Saiten
Und stimmen die Weise an,
Die ich für dich vorzeiten,
Die ich für dich in einem Mai
Aus lauter Glück ersann.

Ich führe den Bogen
So scheu und leis gespannt,
Wie ich ihn da gezogen,
Da ich in einer fernen Nacht
Vor deinem Fenster stand.

Mein Herz ist beklommen
Von Liedern andrer Zeit --
Weiß Gott, wie das gekommen,
Daß mir aus deiner Liebe ward
So eitel Weh und Leid.

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Con sordino", written 1899, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, in Der Geiger, no. 2, first published 1919

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• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Con sordino", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Con sordino", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

Gib uns deine milde Hand!
Von der Mutter Hand gerissen
Irren wir in Finsternissen
Kinder durch ein fremdes Land.

Manchmal wenn es dunkel war,
Schenkte eine Heimatweise
Deiner Stimme wunderbar
Licht und Trost der bangen Reise.

Wandrer ohne Ziel und Pfad
Irren wir in dunklen Weiten;
Wolle du uns gnädig leiten,
Bis der große Morgen naht!

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Schönheit", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, first published 1919

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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 (Sharon Krebs) , "To Beauty", copyright © 2014, (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 and the U.S., 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.

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]