Der Wind weht über den Wald, Wir sitzen im Wald in der Nacht, Der rote Wein in den Gläsern lacht, Unser Gesang in den Wipfeln hallt. Im Waldkeller liegt der Wein -- Wo sind die Reben, die einst geblüht?! Ihr erloschenes Sommerfeuer glüht Aus dem dunklen Keller in uns hinein. Bald liegen auch wir und sind tot, Haben Erde in Mund und Hand. Aber die Flamme, die uns gebrannt, Brennt weiter und flammet rot.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Otto Siegl (1896 - 1978), "Tessiner Weinkeller im Wald" [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Zechen im Waldkeller", written 1919
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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