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Wir Kinder im Juli geboren Lieben den Duft des weißen Jasmin, Wir wandern an blühenden Gärten hin Still und in schwere Träume verloren. Unser Bruder ist der scharlachene Mohn, Der brennt in flackernden Schauern Im Ährenfeld und auf den heißen Mauern, Dann treibt seine Blätter der Wind davon. Wie eine Julinacht will unser Leben Traumbeladen seinen Reigen vollenden, Träumen und heißen Erntefesten ergeben, Kränze von Ähren und rotem Mohn in den Händen.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 156-157.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Julikinder", written 1904, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Julius Klaas (1888 - 1965), "Julikinder", op. 29 no. 7 (1944) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Lothar (1885 - 1971), "Julikinder", op. 86 no. 7 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ekkehart Oehler , "Julikinder", 1957 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl von Szelle , "Julikinder", 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Sechszehn [sic] Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 16 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinz Zabel , "Julikinder", <<1949 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nascuts al juliol", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Children of July", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Enfants de juillet", copyright © 2013, (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: 2009-05-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 72
We children, born in July, Love the scent of the white jasmine, We wander along beside blooming gardens Silent and lost in deep dreams. Our brother is the scarlet poppy That burns in flickering shivers In the wheat-fields and upon the hot stone walls; Then the wind scatters its petals. Like a night in July, dream-laden, our life Wishes to complete its roundelay, Yielding to dreams and to fervent harvest festivals With wreaths of wheat and red poppies in hand.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Julikinder", written 1904, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911
This text was added to the website: 2013-11-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 80