Die Frauen von Ravenna tragen Mit tiefem Blick und zarter Geste In sich ein Wissen von den Tagen Der alten Stadt und ihrer Feste. Die Frauen von Ravenna weinen Wie stille Kinder: tief und leise. Und wenn sie lachen, will es scheinen Zu trübem Text die helle Weise. Die Frauen von Ravenna beten Wie Kinder: sanft und voll Genügen. Sie können Liebesworte reden Und selbst nicht wissen, daß sie lügen. Die Frauen von Ravenna küssen Seltsam und tief und hingegeben. Und ihnen allen ist vom Leben Nichts kund, als daß wir sterben müssen.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Richard Maux (1893 - 1971), "Die Frauen von Ravenna tragen ", op. 181 no. 4, op. 95 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2 (1920), published 1941 [ high voice or medium-high voice and piano ], from Italische Reise, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1901, appears in Unterwegs, in Ravenna (1901), no. 2, first published 1911
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les dones de Ravenna porten", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The women of Ravenna bear", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ravenna - II", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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