Ist auch alles Trug und Wahn Und die Wahrheit stehts unnennbar, Dennoch blickt der Berg mich an Zackig und genau erkennbar. Hirsch und Rabe, rote Rose, Meeresblau und bunte Welt: Sammle dich - und sie zerfällt Ins Gestalt- und Namenlose. Sammle dich und kehre ein, Lerne schauen, lerne lesen! Sammle dich - und Welt wird Schein. Sammle dich - und Schein wird Wesen.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Krause (b. 1889), "Ist auch alles Trug und Wahn", op. 46 no. 6, published 1967 [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1961, appears in Junger Novize im Zen-Kloster, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Encara que tot sigui engany i il·lusió", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Though everything be deception and delusion", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
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