Du stehst von Sommerfreude trunken Im seligen Licht und atmest kaum, Der Himmel scheint in deinen Kelch versunken, Die Lüfte wehn in deinem Flaum. Und wenn sie alle Schuld und Pein Von meiner Seele könnten wehen, So dürft ich wohl dein Bruder sein Und stille Tage bei dir stehen. So wäre meinen Weltenfahrten Ein selig leichtes Ziel ersehn, Gleich dir durch Gottes Träumegarten Als blauer Sommertraum zu gehn.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Alfred Stier (1880 - 1968), "Enzianblüte", 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Enzianblüte", written 1913
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Flor de genciana", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Gentian flower", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fleur de gentiane", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
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