Der Schäfer mit den Schafen Zieht durch die stillen Gassen ein, Die Häuser wollen schlafen Und dämmern schon und nicken ein. Ich bin in diesen Mauern Der einz'ge fremde Mann zur Stund, Es trinkt mein Herz mit Trauern Den Kelch der Sehnsucht bis zum Grund. Wohin der Weg mich führet, Hat überall ein Herd gebrannt; Nur ich hab nie verspüret, Was Heimat ist und Vaterland.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Adolf Wallnöfer (1854 - 1946), "Dorfabend", op. 96 (5 Gesänge) no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Dorfabend", subtitle: "(1897)", written 1897
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre al vilatge", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Evening in the village", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir au village", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-02
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