Nighttime walk | In the alder bush a bird is still awake

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Nachtgang II

(Sung text for setting by F. Müller)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

 ... 

Verzaubert sag ich liebe Namen viel,
Verschollen ferne, die ich einst gekannt,
Und geh verloren weiter ohne Ziel
Durch der Erinnerung gedämpftes Land.
Da glänzt dein Name aus der Dämmerung,
Du Einzige, und plötzlich bin ich wach,
Und aller Schmerz ist wieder neu und jung
Und wandelt glühend deinen Spuren nach.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.

Composition:

Fabian Müller

Nachtgesänge

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nachtgang", subtitle: "(1911)", written 1911

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nighttime walk", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 107

Nighttime walk

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Müller)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 

Bewitched, I say many beloved names,
Faraway and forgotten, that once I knew,
And, lost, I wander onward without a goal
Through the muted land of memory.
Then your name shines forth from the twilight,
You only one, and suddenly I am awake,
And all my pain is once more new and young
And fervently follows your tracks.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-09-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 128