Im Grase hingestreckt Lausch ich der Halme zartem Wald, Der flüstert wirr und hat mir bald Den Himmel fast verdeckt. Es kommt die Zeit heran, Da weiß ich nichts von Leide mehr Und schmerzt es heute noch so sehr, Alsdann ist es vertan. Dann kreist mein heißes Blut Gekühlt und licht in Halm und Klee, Und dieser Stunde grimmes Weh Ist still, ist kühl, ist gut.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Im Grase hingestreckt ", op. 37 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 2 (1921), published <<1934 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Grase hingestreckt", written 1914
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Estirat a l'herba", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Stretched out in the grass", 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
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-27
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