Nun blüht die Welt nicht mehr für mich, Nicht mir ruft Wind und Vogelschrei. Mein Weg ward schmal, ich geh vorbei, Kein Freund begleitet mich. Und jeder Blick ins frohe Tal, Wo meine Jugend heimisch war, Ist nun für mich Gefahr Und bittre Qual. Und stieg ich nieder noch einmal, Zu stillen meines Heimwehs Not, So stünde dort, wie überall An meinem Weg der Tod.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Werner Kuck (1891 - ?), "Wende", op. 19 no. 2, op. 46 no. 6 [ voice and piano ], from Sieben Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wende", subtitle: "(1901)", written 1901, first published 1911
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(1901)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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