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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Frag nicht!
 (Sung text for setting by H. Gál)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Ich weiß, was du mir sagen
Möchtest in dieser Stund -
Sag's nicht! Sieh dort den dämmernden Grund
Des Weihers und wie sich jagen
Die Spiegelwolken in schwarzer Pracht -
Sag's nicht! Heut ist eine schlimme Nacht.

Ich weiß, in dieser Stunde
Stürmt dir die tiefste Brust
Von allem, was du mich fragen mußt.
Frag' nicht! An deinem Munde
Säumt noch das Wort, das elend macht -
Sag's nicht! Heut ist eine schlimme Nacht.

Du sollst mir's morgen sagen -
Wir wissen nicht, vielleicht
Ist morgen alles wunderleicht,
Was heut kein Herz kann tragen
Und was mich jetzt so elend macht -
Frag' nicht! Heut ist eine schlimme Nacht.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Frag nicht!", 1914 [ voice and piano ], unpublished

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nicht heut", written 1900

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Not today", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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