Gib uns deine milde Hand! Von der Mutter Hand gerissen Irren wir in Finsternissen Kinder durch ein fremdes Land. Manchmal wenn es dunkel war, Schenkte eine Heimatweise Deiner Stimme wunderbar Licht und Trost der bangen Reise. Wandrer ohne Ziel und Pfad Irren wir in dunklen Weiten; Wolle du uns gnädig leiten, Bis der große Morgen naht!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "An die Schönheit ", op. 45 no. 4, published 1926 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Fünf gemischte Chöre, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Schönheit", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, first published 1919
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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) , "To Beauty", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-01
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