In einem welken Garten singt Zum Brummbaß eine Violine, Ein altes Paar im Takte springt Und lächelt kühl mit müder Miene. Und jeder weiß; der andere denkt, Wie anders doch vor zwanzig Jahren, Wie heiß und handinhandgedrängt Dieselben alten Tänze waren.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Gavotte ", <<1950 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Gavotte", written 1898
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Gavotte", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Gavotte", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-07
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