Das Heu ist reif und duftet fein
Geh hin, sei froh und füg dich drein:
In unserm Leben wird kein Jahr
So schön, wie das vergangene war.
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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, page 531.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Karl Hasse (1883 - 1960), "Juni", op. 104 no. 6 (1950) [ vocal trio for soprano, alto, and bass with piano or orchestra ], from Monatsprüche, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Scheuch (1880 - ?), "Juni", op. 77 no. 6 [ SATB chorus and optional string quartet or piano ad libitum ], from Monatsprüche, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Juny", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "June", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2014-01-10
Line count: 4
Word count: 27
The hay is ripe and has a fine scent.
Go forth, be happy and resign yourself to this:
In our life no year shall be
As beautiful as the preceding one.
