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Unbegreiflich fremd und ferne
Blickt die Jugendheimat her,
Ihre Sonnen, ihre Sterne
Leuchten meinem Weg nicht mehr.
Ihre Freuden und Beschwerden
Heute Lied und Sage sind,
Ihre Namen und Gebärden
Kaum noch Blätterspiel im Wind.
...
Ihre Runen werden bleicher,
Ihre Töne fern und zart,
Doch sie hat in zauberreicher
Anmut ewige Gegenwart.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8,17-20 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Jugendheimat", 1947, lines 1-8,17-20 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Wiederlesen von 'Heumond' und 'Schön ist die Jugend'", written 1944
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-21
Line count: 20
Word count: 91
Incomprensiblement estrany i llunyà
m’esguarda el país de la meva joventut,
els seus sols, les seves estrelles,
ja no il·luminen el meu camí.
Les seves joies i dolors
són avui cançó i llegenda,
els seus noms i actituds
són a penes un joc de fulles en el vent.
...
Les seves runes empal·lideixen,
els seus sons, distants i delicats,
però ell, amb un meravellós encant,
frueix d’una eterna presència.
Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8,17-20 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2023 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Wiederlesen von 'Heumond' und 'Schön ist die Jugend'", written 1944
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 114