Leidenschaftlich strömt der Regen, Schluchzend wirft er sich ins Land, Bäche gurgeln in den Wegen Überfülltem See entgegen, Der noch jüngst so gläsern stand. Daß wir einmal fröhlich waren Und die Welt uns selig schien, War ein Traum. In grauen Haaren Stehn wir herbstlich und erfahren, Leiden Krieg und hassen ihn. Kahlgefegt und ohne Flitter Liegt die Welt, die einst gelacht; Durch entlaubter Äste Gitter Blickt der Winter todesbitter, Und es greift nach uns die Nacht.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Helmut Wagner , "Oktober 1944 ", op. 3 no. 7 (1951) [ baritone and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Bariton nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Oktober 1944", written 1944
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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