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Nichts andres haben wir zu tun, Als daß wir vor dem Heilandkind Auf frommen Knieen betend ruhn. Die wir der Jungfrau Diener sind. Sieh, unser Dienst ist leicht und zart. Wir atmen still im grünen Land Der schönen Mutter Gegenwart. Und selig werden wir genannt. Und selig wirst auch du, o Christ, Der du voll dunkler Sehnsucht bist, Wenn du der Schönsten dich ergibst Und keine andre liebst.
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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 214.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Assistono diversi santi", written 1914 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Heinz-Otto Hoffmann (b. 1902), "Assistono diversi santi", 1932-47 [ voice and piano ], from 21 Lieder, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Kowalski (1882 - 1956), "Assistono diversi santi", op. 14 no. 1, published 1931 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans-Hermann Kurig (1914 - 2002), "Assistono diversi santi " [ voice and piano ], from Musik des Einsamen - Ein Zyklus in fünf Liedern nach Worten von Hermann Hesse, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theophil Laitenberger (1903 - 1996), "Assistono diversi santi ", c1947 [ tenor and piano ], from Sechs Lieder für Tenor zu Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Assistono diversi santi ", op. 48 no. 3 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Drei Männerchöre a cappella, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "Assistono diversi santi ", op. 20 (Vier Lieder) no. 4, published 1916 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinz Sälter , "Assistono diversi santi", op. 14 no. 5 (1949) [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Fünf Chorsätze und ein Kanon nach Worten von Hermann Hesse, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Assistono diversi santi ", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Toepler (1888 - 1969), "Assistono diversi santi ", 1946 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Peter Voelkner , "Assistono diversi santi", op. 27 no. 5, first performed 1932 [ voice and piano ], lost? [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Assistono diversi santi ", op. 11 no. 4, published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Zweiter Liederkreis - 15 Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Assistono diversi santi", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Assistono diversi santi", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
There is nothing else for us to do Than to rest, praying, upon bent knees Before the Saviour-Child, We who are the servants of the Virgin. See, our servitude is easy and gentle. We breathe quietly in the green land Of the presence of the radiant Mother. And we are called blessed. And blessed will you be, too, oh Christian, You who are full of dark yearning, When you yield yourself to the most beautiful one And love no other.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Assistono diversi santi", written 1914
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 80