Voll Blüten steht der Pfirsichbaum, Nicht jede wird zur Frucht, Sie schimmern hell wie Rosenschaum Durch Blau und Wolkenflucht. Wie Blüten gehn Gedanken auf, Hundert an jedem Tag -- Laß blühen! laß dem Ding den Lauf! Frag nicht nach dem Ertrag! Es muß auch Spiel und Unschuld sein Und Blütenüberfluß, Sonst wär die Welt uns viel zu klein Und Leben kein Genuß.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Oskar Baumann , "Voll Blüten steht der Pfirsichbaum", op. 311 (Hermann Hesse-Lieder, 4. Folge) no. 4 (1947) [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Voll Blüten", written 1918, first published 1918
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (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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