O reine, wundervolle Schau, Wenn du aus Purpurrot und Gold Dich ebnest friedvoll, ernst und hold, Du leuchtendes Späthimmelblau! Du mahnst an eine blaue See, Darauf das Glück vor Anker hält Zu seliger Rast. Vom Ruder fällt Der letzte Tropfen Erdenweh.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Walter Steffens (b. 1934), "Spätblau" [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Drei Chöre mit verschiedener Besetzung nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Spätblau", written 1899
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Late blue", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bleu du soir", copyright © 2019, (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: 2009-05-15
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