by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Schilt nicht! Ich kann nicht beten,
Ich will nur im Vorübergehn
An deine Stufen treten
Und deine Augen sehn.

Es ist ein reines Glänzen
Um deine Stirn, das mich beglückt;
Ich habe sie ja mit Kränzen
Als Kind so oft geschmückt.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Walther Klein (1882 - 1961), "Marienlied", published 1920 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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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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