Daß das Schöne und Berückende
Nur ein Hauch von Schauer sei,
Dass das Köstliche, Entzückende,
Holde ohne Dauer sei:
Wolke, Blume, Seifenblase,
Feuerwerk und Kinderlachen,
Frauenblick im Spiegelglase
Und viele andre wunderbare Sachen,
Dass sie, kaum entdeckt, vergehen,
Nur von Augenblickes Dauer,
Nur ein Duft und Windeswehen,
Ach, wir wissen es mit Trauer.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Frédéric Bolli (b. 1953), "In Sand geschrieben", <<1981, lines 1-12 [ four-part men's chorus and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "In Sand geschrieben", written 1947
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Escrit a la sorra", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Written in the sand", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
Line count: 52
Word count: 238