The playing of a flute | Through bushes and trees, a house at night

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Flötenspiel

(Sung text for setting by J. Wetzel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Ein Haus bei Nacht durch Strauch und Baum
Ein rotes Fenster glühen ließ,
Und dort im unsichtbaren Raum
Ein Flötenspieler stand und blies.
 
Es war ein Lied so altbekannt,
Es floß so gütig in die Nacht,
Als wäre Heimat jedes Land,
Als wäre jeder Weg vollbracht.
 
Es war der Welt geheimer Sinn
In seinem Atem offenbart,
Und willig gab das Herz sich hin
Und alle Zeit ward Gegenwart.

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Composition:

Justus Hermann Wetzel

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Flötenspiel", written 1940

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "So de flauta", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The playing of a flute", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

The playing of a flute

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Wetzel)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Through bushes and trees, a house at night 
Let a red window glow,
And there in the invisible room
A flautist stood and blew his flute.

It was a song so well known,
It flowed so graciously into the night,
As if every land were a homeland,
As if travel on every road had been completed.

The world’s secret spirit was
Revealed in his breath,
And my heart willingly gave itself over
And all time became the present.

Text Authorship:

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: 2018-05-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 80