O wie die Tage verblühn Gleich kühlen Tänzen! Keiner will lodern und glänzen, Keiner will sprühn! Da ich ein Knabe war, Da liefen die Stunden Mädchenleicht, blumenumwunden Und Kränze im Haar. Heile mich, selige Frau, Der ich vergeblich klage, Dann sind voll Glück alle Tage Und alle Himmel blau!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Otto Maurer (1898 - 1959), "Jüngling" [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Jüngling", written 1910
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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 © 2018, (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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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-23
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