Die Nacht ist mir so nah bekannt, Wir können unsre Gedanken lesen, Wir haben dasselbe Vaterland, Wir sind vorzeiten Geschwister gewesen. Und abermal um eine Zeit Da wird sie mich so ganz umfangen! Sie nickt, sie streichelt meine Wangen Und fragt: bist du bereit?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Die Nacht ", op. 37 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3 (1921), published <<1934 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Die Nacht", subtitle: "(1907)", written 1907
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La nit", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Night", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La nuit", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
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Word count: 44