Das Karussell war in der Nacht verglüht, Der Tanz zu Ende, die Musik versprüht, Vom Wein die Tafel rot. Wir saßen noch und starrten, müd vom Wein, Schwül kam der Wind durchs offne Tor herein, Im Garten stand der Tod. Du deinen Weg, ich meinen, gingen wir Schweigend hinweg und suchten Nachtquartier, Die Freude war verloht. Und seither tönt der Nachtwind mir im Ohr Von damals, und an jedem Weg und Tor Steht immer noch der Tod.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Anton Würz (1903 - 1995), "In der Nacht", op. 11 no. 1 (1940) [ male voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Klingsor an den "Schatten"", written 1922
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Klingsor addresses the "Shadow"", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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