by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Ich hatte dir so viel zu sagen,
Ich war zu lang im fremden Land,
Und doch warst du in all den Tagen
Die, die am besten mich verstand.

Nun da ich meine erste Gabe,
Die ich dir lange zugedacht,
In zagen Kinderhänden habe,
Hast du die Augen zugemacht.

Doch darf ich fühlen, wie beim Lesen
Mein Schmerz sich wunderlich vergißt,
Weil dein unsäglich gütig Wesen
Mit tausend Fäden um mich ist.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Oskar Viktor Zack (1882 - 1963), "Meiner lieben Mutter", published 1925 [ 2-part chorus a cappella ]

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To my mother", 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


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-08-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 71