Godly is and eternal the Spirit

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Aber sterblich und irden sind wir geschaffen

(Sung text for setting by A. Piechler)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

 ... 
Aber sterblich und irden sind wir geschaffen,
Träge lastet auf uns Kreaturen die Schwere.
Hold zwar und mütterlich warm umhegt uns Natur,
Säugt uns Erde, bettet uns Wiege und Grab;
Doch befriedet Natur uns nicht,
Ihren Mutterzauber durchstößt
Des unsterblichen Geistes Funke
Väterlich, macht zum Manne das Kind,
Löscht die Unschuld und weckt uns zu Kampf und Gewissen.
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Composition:

Arthur Piechler

Vom Baum des Lebens (Besinnung) - Kantate für Sopran, Alt, vierstimmigen Männerchor und Orchester

Text Authorship:

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

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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

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Word count: 193

But we were created mortal and earthly

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Piechler)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 
But we were created mortal and earthly,
Heaviness rests torpidly upon us creatures.
To be sure, kindly and with motherly warmth, nature embraces us,
The earth suckles us, beds us in cradle and grave;
But nature does not satisfy us,
Its motherly enchantment is pierced
By the immortal spark of the Spirit
In a fatherly manner; it makes the child into a man,
Extinguishes innocence and awakens us to battle and conscience.
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