Daß bei jedem Föhn Vom Berge die Lawine rollt Mit Sausen und Todesgetön -- Hat das Gott gewollt? Daß ich ohne jeden Gruß Durch der Menschen Land Fremd wandern muss, Kommt das von Gottes Hand? Sieht Er in Herzensnot Und Qual mich schweben? - Ach, Gott ist tot! Und ich soll leben?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Otto Modler , "Daß bei jedem Föhn", op. 21 no. 1 (1945) [ tenor and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Tenor aus "Gertrud", no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Leide", written 1908, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (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) , "En souffrances", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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