Das Leben vergeht wie ein Blitzstrahl, Dessen Glanz kaum so lange währt, daß man ihn sehen kann. Wenn die Erde und der Himmel ewig unbeweglich stehen, Wie rasch fliegt die wechselnde Zeit über das Anlitz der Menschen! O du, der du beim vollen Becher sitzest und nicht trinkst, O sage mir, auf wen wartest du noch?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Konrad Seckinger (1935 - 2015), "Weinlied", published 1971 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Lieder der Zecher, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1919, appears in Klingsors letzter Sommer
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Li-Tai-Po (701 - 762) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wine song", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-13
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