A violin in the gardens | Far from out of all dark valleys

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Eine Geige in den Gärten

(Sung text for setting by C. Knayer)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Weit aus allen dunklen Talen
Kommt der süße Amselschlag,
Und mein Herz in stummen Qualen
Lauscht und zittert bis zum Tag.

Lange, mondbeglänzte Stunden
Liegt mein Sehnen auf der Wacht,
Leidet an geheimen Wunden
Und verblutet in die Nacht.

Eine Geige in den Gärten
Klagt herauf mit weichem Strich,
Und ein tiefes Müdewerden
Kommt erlösend über mich.

Fremder Saitenspieler drunten,
Der so weich und dunkel klagt,
Wo hast du das Lied gefunden,
Das mein ganzes Sehnen sagt?

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¹ Knayer: "dunklen"¹

Composition:

Christian Knayer

Zwei Lieder von Hermann Hesse für hohe Stimme

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Eine Geige in den Gärten", written 1902, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Buch der Liebe, first published 1919

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un violí als jardins", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A violin in the gardens", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un violon dans les jardins", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

A violin in the gardens

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Knayer)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Far from out of all dark valleys
Comes the sweet call of the blackbird,
And, in mute agonies, my heart
Listens and trembles until daybreak.

For long, moonlit hours
My yearning keeps watch,
Suffers from secret wounds,
And bleeds to death into the night.

A violin in the gardens
Rises lamentingly with a softly drawn bow,
And a deep becoming-weary
Comes over me like a redemption.

Unknown string player down there,
Who laments so softly and darkly,
Where did you find the song
That speaks my whole yearning?

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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-20
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Word count: 88