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Composition:

Set to music by Arthur Piechler (1896 - 1974), "Ihm entgegen, dessen wir Bild und Werkzeug sind", op. 49 no. 3, published 1936, lines 2-4 [ soprano, four-part men's chorus, and orchestra or piano ], from Vom Baum des Lebens (Besinnung) - Kantate für Sopran, Alt, vierstimmigen Männerchor und Orchester, no. 3

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Besinnung", written 1933

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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) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-21
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Word count: 192