Und weiter gehn die Tage, Sie werden schnelle alt; Vielleicht kommt schon der letzte bald, Indes ich steh' und frage. Sie sind mit mir gegangen Wie Brüder Hand in Hand, Sie trieb und mich von Land zu Land Dasselbe Heimverlangen.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 101.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hermann Unger (1886 - 1958), "Pilger ", op. 57 no. 3, published 1929 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Vier Lieder für gemischten Chor, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Pilger", subtitle: "(1901)", written 1901
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Pilgrims", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pèlerin", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-15
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