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Nimm mich, du Welt, an deine Brust
Und ströme deine dunkle Lust
Noch einmal durch mein ängstlich Herz.
Wie sind wir irr gegangen
Und müssen doch gelangen
Zur Mutter alle heimatwärts
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Composition:
- Set to music by Ernst Reichert (1901 - 1958), "Nimm mich, du Welt, an deine Brust", published 1957, stanza 3 [ high voice and piano ], from Sechs Gesänge für hohe Stimme nach Texten von Hermann Hesse, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Tod im Felde", written 1914
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 95