Bist allein im Leeren, Glühst einsam, Herz, Grüßt dich am Abgrund Dunkle Blume Schmerz. Reckt seine Äste Der hohe Baum Leid, Singt in den Zweigen Vogel Ewigkeit. Blume Schmerz ist schweigsam, Findet kein Wort, Der Baum wächst bis in die Wolken, Und der Vogel singt immerfort.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Wolfgang Rolf Ackermann , "Blume, Baum, Vogel", <<1957 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Blume, Baum, Vogel", written 1916
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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