Drüben überm Berge Streut sein Licht der fahle Mond, Dort in ewiger Mondesnacht Meine tote Jugend wohnt. Drüben überm Berge Bei dem Grab der Königin Geht verhärmt im Geisterschritt Meine tote Liebe hin. Drüben überm Berge Wo die kühlen Tempel sind, Schluchzt vor meinen toten Göttern Ein verirrt Gebet im Wind.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Drüben überm Berge streut sein Licht der fahle Mond", op. 98 no. 5 (1942), from Herbst, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Drüben", written 1897, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
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