Der Wind ruht in den Ästen, Und schaukelt sich müde nur, Es klingt wie von fernen Festen Eines Liedes schwindende Spur. Mein Glück ist schlafen gangen, Und lachet nur halb im Traum Mit schönen, schmalen Wangen Bewegt's die Lippen kaum. Meine Liebe legt sich nieder In meines Liedes Schoß Und dehnt die zarten Glieder Und macht die Augen groß. All' Denkens leichte Zügel Fallen mir aus der Hand, Mein Lied lenkt seine Flügel In ein grünes Schlummerland.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Sommerruh'", op. 96 (5 Gesänge) no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1898, appears in Sommerruhe, no. 1
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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) , "The wind rests in the boughs", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
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