Darf ich dir sagen, daß du mir Wie eine schöne Schwester scheinst Und leises Glück mit Lustbegier In meiner Seele seltsam einst? Und daß wir beide Gäste sind Von ferneher, und daß wir beiden, Sobald die dunkle Nacht beginnt, Dasselbe bange Heimweh leiden?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Frédéric Decrauzat , "Darf ich dir sagen, daß du mir", 1948 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Buch der Liebe, in Elisabeth, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Em permets de dir-te, que a mi", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "May I tell you that you seem to me", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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