Lange ging ich auf den Straßen Der bestaubten Tageswelt, Ganz von deinem Bild verlassen, Ganz auf mich allein gestellt. Jetzt, da meine Ziele logen, In der Fremde halt ich Rast, Von Erinnerungsduft umflogen, Bei der alten Zeit zu Gast. Und in so betrübter Stunde, Da die Welt mich ganz verließ, Bist du da und gibst mir Kunde Vom verlornen Paradies. Daß ich keinen Gott mehr wisse, Hast du schon vergeben mir, Aus dem Tal der Finsternisse Kehr ich endlich heim zu dir.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 241-242.
Composition:
- Set to music by Karl Scholz , "Gedächtnis der Mutter ", 1961 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Gedächtnis der Mutter", written 1916
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Record de la mare", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Remembrance of my mother", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Souvenir de ma mère", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-23
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