O wie der Sturm so dunkel braust! Wir neigen ängstlich und zerzaust Uns tief vor seiner schauerlichen Macht Und bleiben zitternd wach die ganze Nacht. Wenn wir morgen noch leben werden, O wie wird dann der Himmel tagen Und warme Luft und Geläut von Herden Selige Wellen über uns schlagen!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Ähren im Sturm ", op. 45 no. 3, published 1926 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Fünf gemischte Chöre, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ähren im Sturm", written c1902
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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) , "Ears of wheat in the storm", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Épis dans la tempête", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-10-22
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