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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Verlorener Klang 
 (Sung text for setting by F. Zintl)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Einmal in Kindertagen
Ging ich die Wiese lang,
Kam still getragen
Im Morgenwind ein Gesang,
Ein Ton in blauer Luft,
Oder ein Duft, ein blumiger Duft,
Der duftete süß, der klang
Eine Ewigkeit lang,
Meine ganze Kindheit lang.

Es war mir nicht mehr bewußt --
Erst jetzt in diesen Tagen
Hör ich innen in der Brust
Ihn wieder verborgen schlagen.
Und jetzt ist alle Welt mir einerlei,
Will nicht mit den Glücklichen tauschen,
Will nur lauschen,
Lauschen und stillestehn,
Wie die duftenden Töne gehn,
Und ob es noch der Klang von damals sei.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Verlorener Klang ", 1950 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Verlorener Klang", written 1917, first published 1917

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lost sound", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sonorité perdue", copyright © 2017, (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: 2009-05-20
Line count: 19
Word count: 94

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