So weiß im reichen Maienblust Die schmucken Bäume stehen, Es muß die ganze Blütenlust Im nächsten Wind verwehen. Auch deine jungen Tage, Kind, Und deine Lustgebärden, Sie müssen bald, so hold sie sind, Verblühn und dunkel werden. In Schmerzen nur und Dunkelheit Wird süße Frucht geboren. Doch ist sie reif, so war kein Leid Und war kein Weh verloren.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hans Leicht (b. 1899), "Kind im Frühling ", 1952 [ voice unaccompanied ], from Sieben ein- und zweistimmige Lieder, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Kind im Frühling", written 1907
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , 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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