Im Astwerk wiegt sich der müde Wind in Schlaf. Meine Hand Lässt eine blutrote Blüte Zerflattern im Sonnenbrand. Ich habe schon viele Blüten Blühn und zerflattern sehn; Die Freuden und Wehen kommen und gehn, Man kann sie nicht behüten. Ich habe auch verstreuet Mein Herzblut in das Leben hin; Ich weiß nicht, ob's mich reuet, Ich weiß nur, daß ich müde bin.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Wilhelm Lache , "Liebesmüde", 1951 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebesmüde", written 1899, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cansat de l'amor", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Love-weary", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lassitude amoureuse", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-21
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