Aus dunkler Brandung gärend Des Lebens bunter Braus Und drüber immerwährend Der Sterne hochgewölbtes Haus. Mein Leben ist versunken, Ich schweb am Weltenrand Und atme tief und trunken Der Feuerlüfte süßen Brand. Und der ich kaum entronnen, Des Lebens Zauberglut Spült mich mit tausend Wonnen Aufs neue in die große Flut.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Günter Raphael (1903 - 1960), "Symphonie ", 1951 [ high voice and piano ], from Acht Gedichte von Hermann Hesse für hohe Stimme und Klavier, no. 8
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Symphonie", written 1913
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Symphony", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Symphonie", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-06-02
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Word count: 51