Nichts andres haben wir zu tun, Als daß wir vor dem Heilandkind Auf frommen Knieen betend ruhn. Die wir der Jungfrau Diener sind. Sieh, unser Dienst ist leicht und zart. Wir atmen still im grünen Land Der schönen Mutter Gegenwart. Und selig werden wir genannt. Und selig wirst auch du, o Christ, Der du voll dunkler Sehnsucht bist, Wenn du der Schönsten dich ergibst Und keine andre liebst.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Assistono diversi santi ", op. 11 no. 4, published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Zweiter Liederkreis - 15 Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Assistono diversi santi", written 1914
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Assistono diversi santi", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Assistono diversi santi", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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