Early-morning light | Homeland, youth, the morning hour of life

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Licht der Frühe

(Sung text for setting by E. Meyer-Olbersleben)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Heimat, Jugend, Lebens-Morgenstunde,
Hundertmal vergessen und verloren,
Kommt von dir mir eine späte Kunde
Hergeweht, so quillt's aus allen Tiefen,
Die verschüttet in der Seele schliefen,
Süßes Licht du, Quelle neugeboren!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Ernst Ludwig Meyer-Olbersleben

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Licht der Frühe", written 1953

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Llum de l’albada", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Early-morning light", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 87

Early‑morning light

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Meyer-Olbersleben)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Homeland, youth, the morning hour of life,
Forgotten and lost a hundred times,
When late tidings of you come wafting
Over to me, there is a welling up from all the depths
That, submerged, slumbered in the soul,
You sweet light, newborn wellspring!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-18
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