Eine rote Sonne liegt In des Teiches tiefen Fluten, Ein verirrter Falter fliegt Über Schilf und Weidenruten. Alles, was mein Herz verlor, Jugendmut und Kinderfrieden, Schlummert hier im gelben Rohr, Einsam, stumm, weltabgeschieden. Wie ein breites Abendrot Liegt mein Leben und mein Leiden, Ruhig wie ein dunkles Boot Meine Träume drüber gleiten. Über meinen wilden Sinn Ist ein Frieden ausgegossen; Was ich war und was ich bin, Ist in einen Traum zerflossen.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Oskar Viktor Zack (1882 - 1963), "Eine rote Sonne liegt ", published 1925 [ 2-part chorus a cappella ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1898, appears in Sommerruhe, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Un sol rogenc rau", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A red sun rests", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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