In der leeren Flasche und im Glas Wankt der Kerze Schimmer; Es ist kalt im Zimmer. Draußen fällt der Regen weich ins Gras. Wieder legst du nun zu kurzer Ruh Frierend dich und traurig nieder. Morgen kommt und Abend wieder, Kommen immer wieder, Aber niemals du.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 238.
Composition:
- Set to music by Heinz Dunker , "Einsamer Abend", published 1986 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Einsamer Abend", written 1917
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Capvespre solitari", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Solitary Evening", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-02
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