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Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen, Ich habe alles gesagt. Nun will ich klingend zum letzten Takt Meine gute Geige zerschlagen. Zerschlagen -- und wandern wieder Ins Land, woher ich kam, Wo ich in Jugendtagen vernahm Den Traum vom Lied der Lieder. Ihn träumen will ich wieder Abseits und ganz allein -- Es muß voll tiefen Friedens sein, Der Traum vom Lied der Lieder.
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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 50.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ich habe nichts mehr . . .", written 1899, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, in Der Geiger, no. 6, first published 1919 [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 Rudolph Bergh (1859 - 1924), "Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen", op. 44 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4, published 1925 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Herbert Brust (1900 - 1968), "Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen", op. 81 no. 7, published 1951 [ baritone and piano ], from Musik des Einsamen, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Czelinski (1901 - 1969), "Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen", op. 3 no. 5 (1948) [ voice, piano, and violin ], from Der Geiger - Fünf Lieder nach Texten von Hermann Hesse, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Döhler , "Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen" [ alto and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Alt nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Géza Frid (1904 - 1989), "Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen", op. 59 no. 4, published 1960 [ voice and piano ], from Abschied, liederencyclus, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Mayer (1891 - ?), "Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen ", 1957 [ baritone and instrumental ensemble ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Wolfgang Sachsse (1891 - 1960), "Finale - Ich habe nichts mehr zu sagen ", op. 17 no. 6 [ baritone, violin, and piano ], from Partita für Violine, Bariton und Klavier auf die Worte des Zyklus "Der Geiger" von Hermann Hesse, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I have nothing more . . .", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
I have nothing more to say, I have said everything. Resoundingly now as the last measure I will smash my good violin. Smash it -- and then go wandering again To the land whence I came, Where in the days of youth I perceived The dream of the song of songs. I wish to dream it again Secluded and all alone -- It must be full of deep peace, The dream of the song of songs.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ich habe nichts mehr . . .", written 1899, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, in Der Geiger, no. 6, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 74