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Was du liebtest und erstrebtest,
Was du träumtest und erlebtest,
Ist dir noch gewiß,
Ob es Wonne oder Leid war?
Gis und As, Es oder Dis --
Sind dem Ohr sie unterscheidbar?
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Composition:
- Set to music by Karl Heinz Taubert (1912 - 1990), "Versespiel", stanza 5 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nachts im April notiert", written 1962
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , 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: 2009-06-03
Line count: 19
Word count: 89