Es wird dir sonderbar erscheinen, Daß ich zuweilen wie ein Knabe Nicht schlafen kann vor lautem Weinen Und bitterlich das Heimweh habe, Und daß ich tagelang in Träumen Hinschlendre mit geheimem Leid An fremden, stillen Gartensäumen, Gedenkend meiner Kinderzeit ...
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Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Es wird dir sonderbar erscheinen ", op. 37 (Lieder und Gesänge) no. 4 (1923), published <<1934 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Es wird dir sonderbar erscheinen --", written 1900
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Et semblarà estrany", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "It will seem strange to you --", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Il te semblera étrange", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
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