Wer den Weg nach innen fand, Wer in glühndem Sichversenken Je der Weisheit Kern geahnt, Daß sein Sinn sich Gott und Welt Nur als Bild und Gleichnis wähle: Ihm wird jedes Tun und Denken Zwiegespräch mit seiner eignen Seele, Welche Welt und Gott enthält.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Will Eisenmann (1906 - 1992), "Weg nach innen", 1940 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gesänge nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Weg nach Innen", written 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
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