Mehr oder weniger, mein lieber Knabe, Sind schließlich alle Menschenworte Schwindel, Verhältnismäßig sind wir in der Windel Am ehrlichsten, und später dann im Grabe. Dann legen wir uns zu den Vätern nieder, Sind endlich weise und voll kühler Klarheit, Mit blanken Knochen klappern wir die Wahrheit, Und mancher lög und lebte lieber wieder.
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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 291.
Composition:
- Set to music by F. Willi , "Belehrung" [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Belehrung", written 1927, appears in Verse im Krankenbett, no. 3
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Alliçonament", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lesson", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-14
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