Ohne Schmuck und Perlenglanz Laß mich auf die Stufen legen, Stumm erflehend deinen Segen, Meiner Jugend welken Kranz. Kämpfe, Fahrten, Wunden viel, Ungenossene herbe Siege Ruhmlos durchgekämpfter Kriege Finden müde nun ihr Ziel. Lüste bunt und freudefarb Senken müdgewordene Hände, Ihr Gelächter ist zu Ende, Ihre rote Flamme starb. Sterbend, blaß und fieberwund Wollen sie, der Welt vergessen, Müd auf harte Stufen pressen Den verblühten Liebesmund.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Ohne Schmuck und Perlenglanz", <<1949 [ baritone and piano ], from Drei Marienlieder, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1901, appears in Marienlieder, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Without adornment and the radiance of pearls", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sans ornements ni orient de perles", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-16
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